NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Two people were killed after a crash in northwest Miami-Dade late Thursday evening.
It happened just before midnight on Northwest 79th Street at 10th Avenue.
According to witnesses, an Infiniti was heading eastbound on 79th Street, crossed over the lanes and collided head-on into a Chevy SUV.
The Infiniti skidded before bursting into flames.
Both people in the vehicle were killed.
A pregnant mother and her five kids were inside the Chevy SUV.
All of them were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Their panicked family members told Local 10 News they learned about the crash on social media.
“My son found out on Facebook and my son called me,” Theresa, who is the mother of the pregnant victim, said. “I jumped in my car, I parked my car on 79th and 7th Ave. — jumped out of it, ran to the police, police said I can just take the car and drive slow and come up, so I drove the car up and they say everybody (is) going to the hospital.”
Theresa said at least one of her grandkids needed surgery and the others are being checked out, as well, but all of them are expected to recover.
It’s still unclear what caused the driver of the Infiniti to lose control of the vehicle, but Detective Alvaro Zabaleta confirmed that the driver had changed lanes into oncoming traffic.
The driver’s father, who was distraught outside Jackson Memorial Hospital after learning about his son’s fate, told Local 10 News that his son was 27 years old.