MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested two people in connection to a crash that killed a man and injured six people, including three children in Miami.
Officers arrested Danny Tejera and Mellissa Castro for driving without a license and for grand theft auto.
According to police, the pair stole a red pickup truck and crashed head-on into another vehicle near Northwest 14th Avenue and 35th Street.
“The driver of that other vehicle that was crashed into lost his life,” said Miami Police Cmdr. Freddie Cruz.
Luis Cancio, who was driving the other vehicle at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Surveillance video obtained by 7News captured the fatal collision and showed Cancio’s passengers, a woman and children, frantically escaping moments after.
Seconds after the collision, a police cruiser could be seen speeding to the scene.
Investigators are focusing on that aspect of the video, wondering if the crash was the result of a pursuit.
“It’s too early to tell; it’s speculative information we are investigating,” said Cruz.
The three children hurt in the crash were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital and are expected to be OK.
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