NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man riding his bicycle has been transported to the hospital after he was struck in a hit-and-run in Northeast Miami-Dade.
Friends and neighbors of the victim said he is a local park ranger in his 30’s and was trying to get to a Subway at a shopping center in the area of Ives Dairy Road and Northeast 15th Avenue, Wednesday night.
The hit-and-run was captured on Bill Wright’s home surveillance camera. It shows a light-colored car striking the bicyclist as he tried to cross the street.
“I saw a guy on a bicycle coming from the left side, and I see a white car turning from the right, ran him over and kept going, hit-and-run,” Wright said.
The man then ends up face up on the street as the light-colored vehicle flees the scene, the video shows.
Good Samaritans could then be seen getting out of their vehicles and rushing to aid the victim.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics transported the man to Aventura Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Wright said dangerous driving is nothing new in the area.
“It’s crazy,” he said. “You would think with all the lights there and the school zone it wouldn’t be as bad, but it’s crazy out here.”
7News cameras captured the man’s mangled bicycle laying on the sidewalk.
Florida Highway Patrol said they have a lead and are investigating the collision as a hit-and-run. They also said they expect the victim to recover.
They said if the subject is caught, they will face charges for fleeing the scene.
“Turn yourself in, man,” said Wright. “That ain’t right, you know. Do the right thing.”
A friend of the injured told 7News that the victim received several staples on his head because of his injuries.
If you have any information that can help investigators, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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