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One Person Arrested Following Hit & Run Crash That Hospitalized A Toddler

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – One person has been arrested following a hit and run crash Sunday morning.

The incident took place in the area of Northwest 36th Street and Northwest 17th Avenue in Miami.

According to police, a Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound on Northwest 36th Street just east of 17t h Avenue.

The truck was making a U-turn when a Nissan that was traveling westbound on 36th Street t-boned the truck.

The driver of the F-150 then got out of his vehicle and ran.

He was arrested by authorities a block or two from the scene.

Police say the driver of the F-150 failed to yield the right of way to the oncoming traffic, which caused the wreck.

One child, a toddler, and the female driver of the Nissan were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities shut down 36th Street between 14th and 17th Avenue due to the crash.

 

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