MIAMI — A woman critically injured in a hit-and-run in Miami’s Little Havana is speaking out for the first time, urging the public to help identify the driver responsible.

“My left hand, elbow… I’ve had eight to nine surgeries,” said Cristian Contreras, who was left with broken bones from her hand to her femur and significant dental injuries. “It had been very difficult days. I spent 17 days in the hospital and then came out and went into rehab.”

Contreras said she was completing an Uber Eats delivery around 5 a.m. when a driver slammed into her at Southwest Eighth Avenue and Seventh Street.

“There was an angle behind me that stopped and called police,” she said.

City of Miami police released surveillance video showing the 29-year-old on her Honda scooter stopped at a red light when a speeding SUV — possibly a Mazda — ran the light and struck her.

“In that moment I didn’t know what happened. I lost consciousness because of the impact,” she said.

Recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, Contreras said she fears her case will fade without answers.

“I am asking for justice. I don’t want this case to be forgotten.” she said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami police or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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