Two Miami-Dade police officers were hospitalized Sunday morning after a wrong-way crash in Southwest Miami-Dade, police say.
The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. along 163rd Street and Southwest 157th Avenue.
According to Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Robin Pinkard, two officers - Carlos Babich and Michael Moreira - were riding in the same vehicle were heading south on 157th Avenue when they were struck head-on by a Volkswagen Jetta that was traveling on the wrong side of the road.
Police identified the driver of the Volkswagen as 30-year-old Jovary Hill. He was transported to Jackson South Community Hospital where he is in stable condition.
Pinkard says Babich was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition while Moreira was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition and later released.
Investigators suspect alcohol and/or drugs may have played a role in the crash.
