Motorcycle officer injured in crash on Palmetto Expressway

Hialeah police officer taken to hospital with minor injuries

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ A Hialeah police officer was injured Friday morning in a motorcycle crash on the Palmetto Expressway.

The crash was reported about 11:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Northwest 74th Street.

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Sky 10 was above the scene as the motorcycle was pressed against the grille of a pickup truck near the shoulder of the highway.

Hialeah police Sgt. Carl Zogby said Officer Dayan Garcia was taken to Palmetto General Hospital with minor injuries.

Zogby said a preliminary investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol showed that the 4-year veteran officer wasn't at fault.

The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene.

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