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Angel Morales

Gender : Male

Age : 64

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/31/2023

Location : NW 25th Ave+28th St

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Civilian motorist killed by speeding unmarked police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A speeding Ford Taurus serving as unmarked Miami PD police vehicle was speeding and did not observe the right of way when it crashed into the box truck driven by Angel Morales, killing him. An unmarked vehicle believed to have been operated without lights and sirens presented an extreme traffic risk while speeding. Despite these violations, the officer was neither named nor charged in this avoidable death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-police-cruiser-failed-to-yield-the-right-of-way-in-fatal-crash-report/3010512/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/family-seeks-answers-after-grandfather-killed-in-crash-involving-miami-police-cruiser/3009315/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/attorney-claims-miami-police-cruiser-caused-deadly-crash-with-delivery-driver-in-allapattah/3010099/

https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/local-news/miami-police-cruiser-failed-to-yield-the-right-of-way-in-fatal-crash-report/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-police-cruiser-failed-to-yield-the-right-of-way-in-fatal-crash-report/3010512/