MIAMI (WSVN) - A City of Miami Police officer was rushed to the hospital following a violent crash in the Little Havana neighborhood that left him trapped inside his cruiser.
Miami Police officials said an officer who was responding to an emergency call was T-boned by a gray SUV.
“I’m going to use my car to remove the vehicle that’s trapping the officer,” said a first responder in radio transmissions.
Investigators said the crash happened at the intersection of Southwest Seventh Street and 12th Avenue, at around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday.
“I’m with him. He’s alert and conscious,” said a first responder in radio transmissions. “Start shutting down the streets. Establish a corridor to the hospital.”
The cruiser and the SUV both sustained extensive damage.
Witness John Randin described how the scene unfolded.
“I was trailing behind the gentleman who struck the police officer, and it was a green light, and the cop went straight through the intersection with his lights on, but like I said, it was green, and unfortunately, the gentleman struck him,” he said.
Randin contacted 911 and checked on the officer, who sat trapped in his patrol car.
“I got out of the car, called 911 real quick. The officer seemed like he was in pain, but I signaled to him, like, ‘I’m on the phone.’ I was standing in front of the patrol car, and he gave me the thumbs up like ‘thank you for calling,'” said Randin.
First responders extricated the officer after tearing the roof off his cruiser.
Detectives said the driver of the gray SUV stayed at the scene.
“I started shutting down the streets to establish a corridor to the hospital,” said a first responder in radio transmissions.
Paramedics transported the injured officer to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Officials said he may have suffered multiple fractures.
As of Monday morning, the officer is listed as stable, but officials said he faces a long road to recovery.
The damaged cruiser and SUV were towed hours later.
Investigators have not released any information about the driver of the gray SUV. No charges have been filed against him as of Monday afternoon, as police continue to investigate this crash.
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