MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens police blocked off a portion of Northwest 37th Avenue overnight after a serious crash that left three mangled vehicles sitting nearby.
Sadly, four children were among the five victims who did not survive the collision.
“At this time we can confirm that there is five fatalities,” said Emmanuel Jeanty with Miami Gardens police. “It’s going to be one adult female and four children.”
The moment of impact, which occurred just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, was captured on a nearby surveillance camera.
In the footage, you can see debris flying as a black Kia Sorento smashed into a white Nissan Altima, causing that car to slam into a silver Cadillac Escalade.
All this happened between Northwest 171st Street and 169th Terrace.
Police have since charged 25-year-old Antonio Wilcox Jr. with five counts of vehicular homicide for allegedly causing the crash.
“Speed was a factor and so was alcohol,” said Jeanty.
According to Miami Dade Fire Rescue, a total of ten people had to be taken to the hospital.
“Very tough night for our community,” said Jeanty. “It’s a very tough night for our officers responding to the scene. It’s a very tough night for fire rescue personnel, and our officers who had to triage the patient on scene.”