NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — A driver slammed their vehicle into a home essentials store in North Miami early Friday morning after a crash, causing significant damage and sending a child to the hospital, authorities confirmed.
The crash happened around 6:15 a.m.
An Audi was leaving a Burger King along Northwest Seventh Avenue when the driver made an “unsafe lane change,” according to North Miami police.
Investigators said the driver of the Audi sideswiped a gray Dodge before crashing into the front of an Arona Home Essentials store, located at 12550 NW 7th Ave., near Northwest 126th Street.
They said there were three people inside the Audi at the time of the crash.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed that a child was transported to Jackson North Medical Center with non-life-threatening arm pain. Authorities said no other injuries were reported, including to the driver of the Dodge.
The driver of the Dodge, who did not want to be identified, told Local 10’s Jackie Pascale that the impact caused him to lose control and veer into a tree, totaling his vehicle.
“(I went) straight through the pole and hit the side of the tree,” he said. “I was trying to make sure I was safe first. I’m alright. I’m a little upset, but there’s really nothing much I can do about that.”
A bystander was also injured in the incident, according to the Dodge driver, who described the injury as a bruised knee, although police and fire rescue crews have not confirmed that injury was a result of the collision.
The vehicle that struck the building has since been removed, but extensive damage remains, and cleanup efforts are expected to continue.
Traffic along Northwest Seventh Avenue has since reopened.
No other details about the crash were immediately released.
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