MIAMI – A Coral Gables police officer struck a pedestrian with their cruiser late Monday night, authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on Bird Road and Southwest 37th Avenue.
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City of Miami police officers were the first to arrive at the scene.
According to detectives, the pedestrian, identified only as a man in his 50s, was standing in the middle of the roadway on Southwest 37th Avenue when he crossed into the path of the marked Coral Gables police car that was heading south.
Miami police said the victim suffered various injuries and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in serious condition.
The officer’s identity has not been released.
Miami police said the incident remains under investigation.