MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have one in custody after a motorcyclist was fatally struck in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 1 in Miami.
7SkyForce HD hovered over the scene along Southwest 17th Avenue and South Dixie Highway on Thursday morning where police and fire rescue could be seen near motorcycle debris.
UPDATE: The victim has been pronounced deceased at Jackson Memorial Hospital. https://t.co/Z30J8SLndB
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) March 21, 2019
Officials said the motorcyclist was not breathing when good Samaritans stepped up and performed CPR.
City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to the crash and transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver who crashed into the victim fled the scene and struck another vehicle in the area of Southwest 22nd Street and 12th Avenue.
Police responded to the scene of the second crash where a black overturned car could be seen.
The alleged hit-and-run driver was taken into custody.
The victim involved in the second crash was not injured.
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