Miramar

Driver hospitalized, car destroyed in rollover hit-and-run crash in Miramar

Video from the scene showed a black Honda Civic mangled and upside down in the middle of the road as a tow truck worked to flip it over to haul it away

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One driver was hospitalized and authorities were searching for another after a rollover hit-and-run crash in Miramar early Friday morning, officials said.

Officers responded to the crash in the 7500 block of Miramar Parkway shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday.

Video from the scene showed a black Honda Civic mangled and upside down in the middle of the road as a tow truck worked to flip it over to haul it away.

According to Miramar Police, the driver of the Honda was transported to the hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.

The second vehicle involved in the crash fled the scene.

Tianna Richards said the crash happened right outside her home. She said she and her three daughters were sleeping when they were awoken by the noise of the wreck, then looked out and saw the Honda.

"And you just hear all of this metal and wheels and something sounding like it's making impact," Richards said. "I see it flipped over, it was completely upside down, crushed on the roof, just unbelievable."

Richards said good Samaritans quickly jumped in to help the driver.

"They were like knocking on the window, 'are you okay?' asking questions, these were bystanders, trying to break open the glass to let the person out," she said. "I could hear the guys trying to talk to the person and get the window broken, but they couldn't and they were calling the police at the same time. Police came really fast."

She also said she was frustrated the other driver didn't stop to help.

"You could stop, like, if you hit a car, you need to stop, like don't try to drive away," Richards said.

The crash is under investigation. No other information was immediately known.

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