NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - An elderly man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car, police said, in Northwest Miami-Dade.
Just after 9 p.m., Tuesday, 81-year-old Tecean Phen was crossing Northwest Seventh Avenue heading eastbound, when he was struck heading northbound on Seventh Avenue.
Velma Royal saw the aftermath of the collision. “I don’t know, I don’t know,” said Royal. “Whatever happened, it happened so fast.”
Originally this story was reported as a hit and run. However, according to Miami-Dade Police, the driver stopped and remained at the scene.
Royal also stayed with Phen until police arrived. “It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “I just came from church, and God is a healer, so I’m just praying that God heals him, and for whoever hit him, that they come forward.”
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the 81-year-old to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he remains in critical condition.
No charges or citations have been filed at this time.
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