HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. – A Miami-Dade police sergeant and a civilian were injured in a crash Thursday morning in Hialeah Gardens, authorities confirmed.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials, MDFR personnel responded to the scene on West Okeechobee Road near the Palmetto Expressway shortly before 9 a.m., along with Hialeah Fire Rescue.
Authorities said the sergeant’s vehicle and a medical transport van crashed into one another.
“These are the challenges that our first responders face every day via gun violence (and) traffic,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez.
Sky 10 was above the scene around 9:30 a.m. as the sergeant’s vehicle, which had front-end damage, was parked in the middle of the roadway.
Ramirez confirmed that the sergeant was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
“She’s stable right now, thank goodness,” Ramirez said. “It’s a big scare but these are the challenges that our first responders face each and everyday – gun violence, traffic, you know, encounters, and I’m just thankful that she’s OK.”
A passenger inside the medical transport van was also hospitalized and is listed in stable condition, authorities said.
Local 10 News was outside of Jackson Memorial Hospital Thursday evening when the sergeant was released.
According to family, the sergeant suffered a shoulder injury in the crash from wearing her seatbelt.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Editors note: This story was updated to change from Miami-Dade police officer to Miami-Dade police sergeant after authorities confirmed that a sergeant was injured in the crash.