RAW: Police respond to a hit-and-run near Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2024.
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver near Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving morning, police said.
The hit-and-run happened shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday in the area of 2100 Northwest 42nd Avenue, close to MIA.
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Miami-Dade Police said the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.
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Police haven't released the man's identity and said they don't have a description of the vehicle.
Traffic homicide detectives are investigating the incident.
MIA officials said outbound traffic from the airport was impacted after the incident but lanes have reopened and normal operations have resumed.
