MIAMI – A man continues to slowly recover from serious injuries almost a year after a hit-and-run crash in Miami.
According to Miami police, traffic homicide detectives need the public’s help identifying the person who was driving a white Chevrolet Suburban on July 23, 2022, at 1:30 a.m.
Officers responded to the call of a man hit by a vehicle at NW 20th Avenue and NW 36th Street.
Surveillance video shows Gonzalo Olivas Velasquez crossing NW 36th Street from south to north with the SUV traveling westbound. That’s when the Chevy Suburban hit Velasquez and then continued without attempting to stop, according to Miami police.
Velasquez told Local 10 News Friday that he crossed the street after heading to grab some food from a food truck and next thing he knew, he woke up days later in the hospital and told he may never be able to walk again.
Velasquez was seriously injured and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he had emergency surgery.
Investigators believe that the Suburban would have had notable front passenger side damage and a broken headlight.
Nearly one year later, Velasquez had made major strides and said he has the scares to prove it.
His recovery still has a long way to go and says he has tens of thousands of dollars in medicals.
Velasquez told Local 10 News that he was a handyman before the accident but hasn’t been able to work since.
Anyone with information should call the Miami Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit at (305) 603-6525 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471- TIPS (4877).