NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - Two children and an adult had to be transported to the hospital after an unattended white Infiniti reversed into them, according to police.
North Miami Police said a man had parked an SUV in the street in front of a restaurant, but it wouldn’t stay parked for long. For some reason the SUV started rolling backwards.
Tuesday night, the SUV could be seen on the sidewalk with crime scene tape surrounding it before it was towed away, on Northeast Sixth Avenue, between 123rd and 124th streets, in North Miami.
Video footage obtained by 7News showed the car rolling back and then quickly turning, hitting a woman and two young children, just after 7 p.m., pinning them to a wall.
In the video, you can see people who were standing around quickly jump into action to try to get the car off the children.
“The SUV was parked in front of the business, as the driver went inside the business for unknown reasons the SUV rolled backwards,” said North Miami Police detective Richard Torres.
Before the accident, a man with a red shirt is seen walking into a restaurant, then as he sees the car smash into the people, he runs out, opens the driver’s side door and pulls the vehicle forward.
All three people hit were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital. One of the children was airlifted.
Back at the scene, Northeast Sixth Avenue has no parking and is a busy street. You can only “park” on it if you do so illegally.
7News cameras rolled as an officer was seen issuing the driver of the SUV a citation.
Wednesday night, police confirmed a citation was issued to the driver but would not go into specifics.
Despite the gravity of the transport and the bloody scene, all victims, police said, are in stable condition but remain in the hospital a day later. They’re all expected to make full recoveries.
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