Traffic alert: A police motorcycle crash has shut down roads near Miami’s airport
A crash involving a Miami-Dade police officer on a motorcycle has shut down a stretch of Northwest 36th Street in both directions near Miami International Airport early Thursday.
The collision happened at the intersection of Northwest 36th Street and 53rd Avenue.
Northwest 36th Street is shut down in both directions between 57th Avenue/Curtiss Parkway and Palmetto Drive, according to Miami Springs police, who suggest avoiding the area “for the foreseeable future.”
Miami-Dade police said the motorcycle officer is a 15-year veteran who works in the Kendall district.
Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the officer was on his way to training when a driver in an SUV cut him off, Miami-Dade police said. Helicopter TV news video shows the motorcycle next to the crashed SUV.
The officer, who was awake and alert, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Miami-Dade police said. A group of officers prayed together outside of the hospital for his recovery.
The driver of the SUV is OK and refused treatment, police said. They have not been identified nor cited yet.
“This morning, one of my ... officers was involved in an on-duty accident. I am asking for your thoughts and prayers for the officer and our MDPD family,” Miami-Dade Police Interim Director George Perez wrote on social media.
Drivers should avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
This bulletin will be updated.
This story was originally published April 21, 2022 at 7:41 AM.
