MIAMI – Miami police are appealing for the public’s help after they say a woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver and rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center.
Miami police spokeswoman Officer Kiara Delva tells CBS News Miami that it happened just before 10:30 a.m. at S.W. 7th Street. and S.W. 22nd Avenue and she said detectives are scouring the area looking for surveillance tape, Ring video and witnesses.
Delva said the victim is either 60 or 61 years old and has not been identified.
Maria Isabel Rodriguez told CBS News Miami in Spanish that she saw the victim after she was struck and will not forget the images of her lying in the street.
“I saw a woman with white hair lying there and she looked like she was older. This is unconscionable. The driver kept going,” she said.
“The lady was able to talk. She was able to talk. She had a head injury. She was holding her head. This is abusive. This is not humane. They should not have done this to this person,” Rodriguez said.