Giancarlo Arias, Daniella Marcano, Valeria Peña, Briana Pacalagua and Valeria Cáceres killed in wrong-way collision on Palmetto Expressway near Hialeah, Florida

Modified Date: 
Fri, 09/09/2022 - 3:09pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, August 20, 2022

Wrong-way crash leaves 5 dead in Miami-Dade County

A man driving the wrong way on a busy South Florida highway early Saturday crashed into another car, killing all five women in the other vehicle, authorities said.

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According to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alejandro Camacho, a man in a silver Infiniti sedan was driving east in the westbound lanes of State Road 826 near Northwest 57th Avenue around 4:30 a.m.

 

5 dead after wrong-way crash on Palmetto Expressway; FHP seeks info on driver

Officials said a man driving a silver Infiniti was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when he crashed into a gray Honda sedan with four women and one man. None of them survived. The Florida Highway Patrol later identified the driver as 30-year-old Maiky Simeon.

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At approximately 4:30 a.m., a silver Infinity sedan traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes hit a gray Honda sedan, Camacho told CNN in an email.

Wrong-way driver faces charges in Palmetto Expressway crash that killed 5

If anyone has information on Simeon’s whereabouts before the Palmetto Expressway crash, they are urged to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at (305) 470-2500.

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Prosecutors now plan to file DUI manslaughter charges against Maiky Simeon, who appeared in a wheelchair in court on Tuesday and was ordered held without bond.

 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Maiky Simeon
Giancarlo Arias
Daniella Marcano
Valeria Peña
Briana Pacalagua
Valeria Cáceres