MIAMI – A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a pickup truck while standing in the middle of a busy Miami roadway Wednesday morning, police said.
Miami police said the woman was standing in the middle of Northwest Seventh Avenue near Northwest 28th Street when she was struck by a pickup truck just after 6 a.m.
Police initially said it was a hit-and-run crash, but they later said the driver of the gray Toyota Tundra remained at the scene.
The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, where she was listed in critical condition.
A single shoe could be seen laying on Northwest Seventh Avenue.
Police said the woman may have been trying to harm herself when she was struck, but the incident is still under investigation.
Northwest Seventh Avenue was shut down for several blocks during the police investigation.