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Woman pedestrian killed, after she is struck by a car, driven by a man in his 20's, who fled the scene, while trying to cross the intersection at Southwest 8th Street and Lejenue Road in Miami.

Date:

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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A woman has died after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street in Miami Thursday morning, police said.

The incident happened as the woman was crossing Southwest 8th Street at LeJenue Road around 2:30 a.m., Miami Police said.

The driver of the gold Hyundai Elantra fled the scene but was stopped by some witnesses and brought back to the scene, police said.

Police were questioning the driver, a young man in his 20s, who told police he was driving home from work when the incident happened.

Police said DUI is not a factor in the crash.