MIAMI (WSVN) - A City of Miami Police officer and another person were taken to the hospital following a crash that was caught on surveillance video.
According to investigators, the incident took place at the corner of Southwest 25th Avenue and Sixth Street in Miami, at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police said the officer involved was wrapping up a call at the time.
Area resident Edgar Camacho lives feet away from the intersection where the crash took place.
“I thought somebody hit my car in the driveway,” he said.
Camacho’s Ring doorbell camera captured a Miami Police SUV striking a car that appeared to run a stop sign.
Camacho, a nurse practitioner, ran out to help.
“Instinct just kind of kicked in. I saw one of them was a police officer who kind of was kind in his car due to his airbags, so I went, helped him get out,” he said. “He had some blood on his face, nothing critical.”
7News cameras captured the civilian vehicle involved, a gray Honda Civic, with its airbags deployed.
“I helped the girl get out. She suffered some first-degree burns because of the airbag, and a bystander called 911,” said Camacho.
Paramedics transported the officer and one occupant in the other car involved to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The uniformed officer was seen alert as Miami Fire Rescue paramedics wheeled him into the hospital with a bandaged hand.
Both patients are expected to be OK.
Back at the scene of the crash, Camacho said this intersection has seen its fair share of collisions over the years.
“I don’t know why. I don’t know what people can’t figure out here, but there is only two stop signs, so from the camera, it looks like the car that was coming northbound maybe surprised the police officer,” he said. “[The officer] had the right of way, and he kind of T-boned [Civic] and spun them around,” he said.
As of late Wednesday night, police said it’s unclear who was at fault. No charges or citations have been announced, as the investigation continues.
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