A man has been hospitalized after a after a crash in Little Haiti involving a Miami-Dade Police cruiser early Monday.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. in the area of Northwest 71st Street and Northwest 2nd Avenue.
Aerial images captured by Chopper 6 showed a heavy police presence as a silver Toyota sedan was on the side of the road with significant damage to its passenger side and a Miami-Dade Police cruiser seemed to have crashed into a pole.
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Miami-Dade Police said the officer was on-duty when the collision with the civilian happened. Authorities have not released any details as to what led to the crash.
The civilian was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, and the officer wasn't injured, police said.
According to Miami Fire Rescue, a man was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
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The MDPD Traffic Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back with NBC6 for updates.
