NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman has more as police continue to search for the person behind the wheel.
Police are searching for the driver who was behind the wheel of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash near downtown Miami that left a man dead Saturday morning.
Miami Police said officers responded to the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street just after 6:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian.
Police said a man who'd been struck later died as a result of his injuries. His identity wasn't released.
The car involved, a dark gray Ford Mustang, was later found but the driver involved has not been located, police said.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Miami Police or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
