Teen Driving ATV On Miami Street Injured
A 17-year-old boy driving an all-terrain vehicle is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash in Northwest Miami. On Tuesday, police said the teen, who has not been identified, was driving the ATV westbound on Northwest 58th Street at 4:40 p.m. with a female passenger aboard. Witnesses described a gray or dark colored vehicle running a stop sign and crashing into the ATV.The impact of the crash caused the ATV driver to lose control, ejecting both the driver and the passenger as they continued through an open lot and collided into a parked car.
The driver of the car fled the scene north on Northwest 15th Avenue, according to Miami police.
Witnesses also said that the female passenger of the ATV fled the scene. The 17-year-old ATV driver was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Trauma Unit, where he is in critical but stable condition.
The passenger later called police and said she had met the driver of the ATV earlier in the day and had initially fled because she was in shock from the crash.
Police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle. Investigators believe the car may have front-end and right quarter panel damage, including a broken right head light and turn signal cover.
ATVs are not street legal and should not be operated on streets, according to Miami police.
It is unclear if the driver of the ATV will face any charges.
Anyone with information should contact Miami police at 305-579-6600 or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.