Crime

71-year-old woman killed in a hit-and-run in Miami, cops say. Driver is on the loose

By Omar Rodríguez Ortiz

Updated February 23, 2023 5:58 PM

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Miami on Feb. 23, 2023, police say. Getty Images

Police are searching for the driver who ran over and killed a 71-year-old woman before fleeing the scene early Thursday morning in Miami.

The crash happened around 5:45 a.m. in the area of Southwest 27th Avenue and Southwest 22nd Terrace, Orlando Rodriguez, Miami police spokesman, told the Miami Herald. The victim, police said, was a pedestrian.

This developing story will be updated as more information is available.

NEW: @MiamiPD are investigating a deadly hit and run at SW 22 Terr near the intersection of Coral Way & SW 27th Avenue. Forensic techs are on scene collecting evidence + videotaping the crime scene. Police say it happened at 5:47am this morning adding…1/ pic.twitter.com/TfUUhkWwQ1
— Christina Boomer Vazquez, M.S. (@CBoomerVazquez) February 23, 2023

This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 3:03 PM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz

Miami Herald

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Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.

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