MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred early Tuesday morning in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike in southwest Miami-Dade.
According to FHP Lt. Alex Camacho, a white pickup truck was heading north on the Turnpike when it became disabled near Mile Marker 11.
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Camacho said the driver pulled over on the right shoulder and the passenger, identified only as a Black male, exited the truck and walked onto the roadway to try to flag down vehicles.
A witness told troopers the victim was struck by an oncoming white box truck around 2:25 a.m.
Camacho said the driver fled the area and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The northbound lanes of the Turnpike were shut down in the area between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. All lanes are now open.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.