MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Three people were airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center Tuesday morning after being involved in a crash in Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed.
The crash, involving a Miami Gardens police officer, occurred in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and 167th Street.
Sky 10 was above the scene around 6 a.m. and spotted a white police SUV in the area with extensive damage to its front and driver’s side.
Police confirmed that the officer was on routine patrol in the area just after 2:40 a.m. when his car was T-boned by another vehicle.
According to the police, a black Dodge Charger with a driver and two passengers inside was heading west on 167th Street as the officer was heading south on 27th Avenue.
Police said the driver of the Charger ran the red light and crashed into the officer’s white Ford Explorer, causing his vehicle to hit the exterior walls of the expressway.
“At the moment, we don’t know if the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed. We just know he ran the vehicle (through the red light) and struck our officer,” Officer Diana Delgado said. “He was just on a routine patrol. He did not activate his lights and his sirens were not activated.”
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted the officer and two others to the hospital.
Police said the officer is expected to be OK, but the two passengers who were also hospitalized are listed in critical condition.
Police said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.