Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Michelle Veronica Salmeron Membreno

Gender : Female

Age : 23

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/15/2025

Location : Northwest 7th Street and 47th Avenue

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian bystander struck by police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 15, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a Miami Police Department cruiser was involved in a traffic collision at the intersection of Northwest 7th Street and 47th Avenue. The officer’s vehicle was traveling eastbound on 7th Street when it collided with a Toyota sedan making a left turn onto 47th Avenue. The impact caused the police cruiser to veer onto the sidewalk, striking two pedestrians at a bus stop.

Michelle Veronica Salmeron Membreno, 23, was critically injured and transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she died. A second pedestrian was hospitalized in stable condition with leg injuries. The officer involved was also transported to the hospital and later released.

The Miami Police Department's traffic homicide unit is investigating to determine whether the officer's emergency lights were activated and the speed of the vehicles involved.

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/03/17/pedestrian-dies-following-officer-involved-crash-in-miami/
2. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/crash-kills-one-woman-injures-another-at-bus-stop/
3. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/woman-23-who-was-struck-by-vehicle-after-crash-involving-miami-cop-dies/3569608/