NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man accused of trying to leave the scene of a rollover crash in Northwest Miami-Dade has been arrested.
Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue responded to the crash along Northwest 107th Street and 17th Avenue just after 10 a.m., Monday.
Officials said a two-door car crashed into a white SUV, causing the SUV to roll over onto its roof near a wooded area.
An off-duty Miami Shores officer heard the crash and immediately responded.
Upon arriving, the officer noticed the driver of the car trying to flee the scene.
“I seen a car hit another car, and the dude tried to leave,” said a woman who witnessed the crash. “There was a lot of people standing around and heard the crash.”
The driver was detained a short time later.
The witness said it was the work of good Samaritans that helped police catch the attempted hit-and-run driver.
“People stopped the car,” she said, “and a lady blocked the car with her car so the dude wouldn’t leave. So there was a lot of witness helping out the victim who ran into the ditch.”
Rescue crews transported the SUV driver to an area hospital in fair condition.
Roadways in the area were shut down for two hours as crews worked the scene.
The road has since been reopened.
It’s unclear what charges, if any, the driver faces.
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