MIAMI – City of Miami police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead Thursday morning as a homicide.
The crash was reported just after 5:45 a.m. in the area of Southwest 27th Avenue and 22nd Terrace.
According to authorities, a woman who was walking in the area was struck by a vehicle that fled right after.
The woman, identified only as a 71-year-old white Hispanic woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
NEW: @MiamiPD are investigating a deadly hit and run at SW 22 Terr near the intersection of Coral Way & SW 27th Avenue. Forensic techs are on scene collecting evidence + videotaping the crime scene. Police say it happened at 5:47am this morning adding…1/ pic.twitter.com/TfUUhkWwQ1
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Police said detectives reviewed surveillance video and concluded that the driver struck the victim “intentionally” and “maliciously.”
It’s unclear whether the driver knew the victim.
No other details were immediately released.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Miami Police Department or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.