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A child was hit by a car that, according to authorities, ran a red light in Sunny Isles Beach, north of Miami.
The police explained that the youngest of 11 years he was in the crosswalk when a red Mercedes-Benz hit him . The events occurred on Wednesday night on the main street of the city, A1A.
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After what happened, the boy He was immediately transferred to the Children’s Hospital Joe DiMaggio , where he remains in critical condition with severe head trauma.
CHILD HIT BY CAR – According to police, an 11 – year-old boy was hit by a car that ran a red light in Sunny Isles Beach. https://t.co/32OrNGUt52
– WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal 10) February 11, 2021
The driver who hit the minor remained at all times at the scene. A witness reported that the boy tried to cross the street at a crosswalk . He said the traffic light turned red and two cars stopped, so the boy started crossing the street. That’s when the Mercedes-Benz came and passed by.
Area residents are deeply concerned because, they say, It is not the first time something like this has happened.
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Another child has been struck crossing the street in #sunnyislesbeach – According to police, 11 – year-old suffers head injury after being hit by car running red light in Sunny Isles Beach https://t.co/LZBN1XpWLT
– Johana Rabinovich (@RabinoBeach) February 11, 2021
“This pedestrian crossing is a big problem ”, it said. It happened at an intersection where other drivers find it confusing because of its location.
The Mercedes-Benz suffered some damage, but its driver was unharmed . Detectives are working to obtain surveillance video from nearby businesses as they continue their investigation.
It is unknown if the driver you will face some charge.
