Driver ejected in Miami-Dade crash that left 1 dead, 2 critically injured
A high-speed crash on 135th Street in Miami-Dade left a man dead, two women hospitalized, and the community shaken.
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A high-speed crash on 135th Street in Miami-Dade left a man dead, two women hospitalized, and the community shaken.
Sajay Montoto said her son, Albert, was a passenger in a red truck when a collision happened in February at the corner of Southwest 288th Street and Dixie Highway.
Deputies found a teen who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and later died at the hospital, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says two adults were transferred to the Jackson Memorial Hospital South Trauma Center as trauma alerts. A third person was also treated and refused transport.
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Further investigation revealed that the dispute was between father and son, resulting in the son being shot and killed.
The victim was taken to a hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to be treated for injuries, and his condition is not currently known.
The victim, a man in his late 40s, was located at a second scene after the initial gunfire and was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center via ground transport under a "trauma alert".
The two teenagers killed in the crash were identified as students from the Downtown Doral Charter Upper School.
MDSO says they received a report of a bomb threat on Saturday afternoon, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue also at both scenes.
The deputy was blocking an intersection where a man died after crashing into a tree, and the car burst into flames.
The family of the teen who was injured is questioning the sheriff's office account of what happened.
Deputies also found three other teenagers with the boy, who were all taken into custody.
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