BISCAYNE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - An electric vehicle erupted in flames, resulting in the loss of two lives and leaving another person critically injured. The catastrophe occurred when the vehicle crashed into a tree and collided with a home.
Around 12:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 911 calls prompted a response from police, dispatching them to the scene near Northwest 119th Street and Fifth Avenue.
“Upon arrival, they observed a vehicle on fire and an individual inside the vehicle. That individual is now deceased.” said Biscayne Park Police Chief Luis Cabrera. “Then it spun into a house which, when it caught on fire, they had a carport and the carport also caught on fire.”
Two individuals who initially survived the collision were thrown from the wreckage. They were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but one would not make it.
According to police, a preliminary investigation indicated the electric vehicle was speeding on 119th Street when it hit two trees and the impact of the crash broke the car apart.
“I’m not surprised at all,” said Ingrid Garcia, a resident.
“I’m sure that if the car wouldn’t have been parked, it would have gone straight to the their house,” said George Larrios, a neighbor. “It’s still sad that this person, those people died, and now what we gotta do is just be there for our neighbors. I’m sure it’s not easy looking outside knowing that somebody died in your front lawn.”
Neighbors said speeding is a problem on that street and hope that the incident might lead to some change.
“Even though there are different signs in the neighborhood asking people to slow down, they just don’t listen. I’m extremely sad that it happened and hopefully something will be done.” said Garcia.
“And I think something that would really, really, help here, and I think our neighbors, my neighbors would also agree, is really big speed-bumps because people don’t respect the stop signs but I’m sure they’ll respect the speed-bumps after their suspension goes off,” Larrios said.
Biscayne Park police are working with Miami-Dade Traffic Homicide detectives to figure out exactly what led to this crash.
The speed limit in the area is marked as 25 MPH. Officials have not released the identities of the victims of this incident.
Fire crews told the homeowner that it took an extra amount of time to put out the fire because it was an electric vehicle fire, which prompted concerns that the homeowner’s car or home would have also caught on fire.
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