A 3-month-old dies in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in South Miami-Dade, cops say

A 3-month-old died and a number of other folks have been injured early Sunday morning in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in South Miami-Dade County, in keeping with authorities.

All 4 occupants of a Ford sedan, together with the toddler and a 1-year-old, have been taken to Ryder Trauma Middle. The three-month-old died within the hospital, Florida Freeway Patrol spokesman Lt. Alejandro Camacho stated in an e-mail.

A Miami-Dade police automobile was additionally struck whereas helping with the crash, he famous.

At 3:15 a.m., Camacho stated a black Toyota sedan and a silver Ford sedan have been touring north on the turnpike within the space of Quail Roost Drive when the entrance of the Toyota collided into the rear of the Ford — the place each minors have been sitting.

The motive force and solely occupant of the Toyota, who was solely recognized by police as an grownup male, was taken to Jackson South Medical Middle with non-life-threatening accidents.

About three hours after the crash, an officer was inside a police automobile blocking an entrance to the turnpike when a civilian automobile crashed into it, detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman with Miami-Dade Police Division, stated in an e-mail.

Each the officer and the civilian driver have been taken to Jackson South Medical Middle for analysis “as a precaution” since there have been no seen accidents, Zabaleta stated.

Authorities didn’t present extra data.

Employees author David J. Neal contributed to this report.

This story was initially printed Could 15, 2022 4:55 PM.