Driver ejected and killed in high-speed Miami-Dade crash that left 2 women critically injured

A speeding crash left one man dead and two women critically injured after a vehicle slammed into parked cars along 135th Street near Opa-locka on Sunday, scattering debris across a residential block, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

The violent impact was partially captured on a home security camera belonging to Carlos Tapanes, who said the sound of screeching tires echoed outside his home moments before the crash.

"I heard the crash, the sounds, the glass breaking. As soon as I heard it, I knew what had happened," Tapanes said.

Authorities said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Two women who were also in the car were transported to a hospital, where they remain in critical condition. Investigators have not said what caused the crash.

Tapanes said his camera stopped recording just before the collision, but he ran outside to find a chaotic scene.

"I actually tripped over it, I didn't realize it was there because it was so close to my doorstep," he said.

Neighbors say speeding has been an ongoing problem on 135th Street

Neighbors said speeding has long been a problem on the street, with multiple crashes damaging cars parked outside homes.

"This time, unfortunately, lives were lost," said one neighbor, who asked not to be identified. He added that the two cars currently parked outside had already been replaced after a previous crash at the same location.

"Both of these cars have been replaced twice, and there have been other cars totaled by speeding on 135th," the neighbor said.

Tapanes said his father's parked car may have prevented even greater damage.

"He saved my life again. If my dad's car hadn't been there to slow that car down, who knows if it would have crashed into my house," he said.

The medical examiner responded to the scene as authorities taped off the block to investigate. Tapanes said the aftermath continues to weigh on him.

"No one should ever have to experience waking up and seeing a dead body in front of their house," he said.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office has not released the names of the man who died or the women who were injured.