Car catches fire after crashing into Miami Beach 7-Eleven

Woman driving Audi Q7 runs off after crash, police say

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A driver ran off after crashing her car into a 7-Eleven in Miami Beach early Friday, police said.

According to Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez, two women were heading south on Washington Avenue in a 2007 Audi Q7 when the driver crashed into two parked car before hitting a 7-Eleven off Ninth Street.

Rodriguez said the car caught fire, causing extensive damage to the convenience store.

Miami Beach Fire Rescue quickly arrived and extinguished the flames.

Police said the passenger stayed at the scene, but the driver ran off.

Anyone with information about the woman's identity or whereabouts is asked to call police.

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