Overview
- The deputy was hit early Saturday on the northbound Turnpike in northwest Miami-Dade while responding to an earlier crash with a possible entrapment.
- He was airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, underwent surgery, and remains under care.
- Agency statements have differed on his condition, with officials describing it as serious or critical and the sheriff posting that he is stable.
- The deputy is a 20-year law enforcement veteran who previously served in corrections and has spent about five to six years with the sheriff’s office.
- The MDSO Traffic Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, lanes that were closed for hours have reopened, and officials urged drivers to slow down and move over near crash scenes.