Pedestrian gets run over by car after jumping into traffic on Venetian Causeway, police say

Man injured during crash on Venetian Causeway

MIAMI – Traffic homicide detectives are investigating what prompted a pedestrian to jump in front of traffic on Saturday on the Venetian Causeway, police said.

According to Officer Michael Vega, a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, several witnesses said the pedestrian got run over by a car just east of North Bayshore Drive.

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Vega said the pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was in critical condition. Miami Fire Rescue personnel took the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Nina Nahmias contributed to this report.


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