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Driver dies after being ejected from a car in a Coral Gables crash, police say

A driver was killed in a crash on Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables on Monday, March 18, 2024.
A driver was killed in a crash on Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables on Monday, March 18, 2024.

A fatal crash shut down portions of Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables on Monday morning, according to Coral Gables Police Department.

The driver was ejected from the car and died at the scene, said Coral Gables PD Sgt. Alex Escobar.

Police had not released the driver’s name as of Tuesday morning.

North and southbound lanes were closed between Southwest 14th Street and Mendoza Avenue, police said on X, formerly Twitter.

This story was originally published March 18, 2024 at 7:22 AM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
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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