HIALEAH, Fla. – A woman was run over and dragged by a car after an argument over a parking space in Hialeah.
Hialeah police are searching for the driver that ran the woman over and took off early Sunday morning.
Neighbors told Local 10 News that Olga Fernandez’s 24-year-old daughter came back to their apartment at 400 West 1st Avenue and found someone parked in her assigned spot.
When Fernandez went to see what was going on, an argument apparently ensued. That’s when the driver of a car ran her over, dragged her body into the street, and fled.
Fernandez, the mother of two, later died at a hospital. Neighbors said the woman worked at a gas station across from her apartment.
Jeanette who lives in the building said she heard the commotion outside but was afraid to look. She said that Fernandez was a great person and will never forget how she saved her 3-year-old daughter’s life.
“My daughter had stopped breathing and blacked out,” Janette told us in Spanish. “My mother went out running, but she doesn’t know how to drive. Olga saw my mother, dialed 911 and gave her CPR.”
Neighbors said they have heard that the car that hit Fernandez was a black Toyota Corolla but that has not been confirmed.
Police released surveillance video showing the moments before Fernandez was run over.
“I don’t know what could have possibly been said in that confrontation to lead this person to decide to put their car in driver and take someones life like that,” said Hialeah Police Lt. Eddie Rodriguez.
Police are asking body shops to be on the lookout for cars matching the description.
Anyone with information is urged to call Hialeah Police or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
(Local 10 News is gathering more information on this story. Stay tuned for updates on Local 10 News and Local10.com.)