A 76-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday morning in Miami, according to local news reports.
The incident occurred shortly after 4:00 a.m. on Sunday in the 400 block of Northwest 42nd Avenue, at the intersection with Northwest Fourth Street.
Units from the Miami Police and Miami Fire Rescue responded to the emergency call, provided medical assistance to the man at the scene, and transported him to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition.
The driver fled without offering assistance
The person responsible for the hit-and-run left the scene without stopping or identifying themselves, which makes the case a felony under Florida law.
State law requires that any driver involved in an accident must stop, provide reasonable assistance, and exchange information with the authorities.
Leaving the scene when there are bodily injuries can result in up to 15 years in prison, fines of up to $10,000, and the revocation of the driver's license for at least three years.
The Miami Police continue their investigation and have not reported any arrests or identified the fleeing driver so far.
Residents alert about the lack of pedestrian protection
Merchants and residents in the area noted that the zone lacks a proper pedestrian crossing in front of the businesses, turning that stretch into a regular risk point for those crossing on foot.
Yoryanis Pérez, a local merchant, described the situation to Telemundo 51 with concern.
“Pretty ugly, but here the traffic is quite heavy”, she asserted.
Pérez noted that it is common to see people cross at that point: "A woman passes by here every afternoon and cars stop to let her through."
Although he acknowledged that he had never heard of an incident like this in the area, he deemed it urgent to improve the infrastructure.
“They should install it, they should install it, but I believe the crosswalk should be further ahead of the traffic light. But there are many businesses here... If they install it, it would be much better for pedestrians,” he pointed out.
A runner with a risky history
The corridor of Northwest 42nd Avenue has been identified in municipal studies as a problematic area for pedestrians.
A traffic study conducted in March 2026 at the intersection of that avenue with NW 36th Street documented 867 stop line violations and 751 red light violations in just 12 hours.
This incident is not the first to shake the southern part of Florida in recent times.
At the beginning of October, an elderly woman was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in another area of Miami, and last March authorities were searching for the driver who fled after a brutal hit-and-run under similar circumstances.
At the state level, hit-and-run incidents represent a persistent problem: in 2023, 159 pedestrians died in such incidents in Florida, and pedestrians and cyclists accounted for 76% of all deaths from this cause in the state, according to data from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Agency.
They request citizen information
The authorities requested the public's assistance in identifying the responsible driver.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade anonymously at 305-471-TIPS (8477), via the toll-free line 1-866-471-TIPS, by sending a text message with the code "tips139" to 274637, or through the online site crimestoppers305.com.
The police investigation remains open, and authorities have not ruled out any lines of inquiry as they search for the driver who left an elderly man injured in the early hours of the morning.
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