Scooter Rider Killed in Overtown Hit-and-Run on NW 7th Avenue

Early Tuesday, October 6, 2026, a man riding a scooter died after being struck by a driver who left the scene in Overtown, according to Miami police. Officers were called at about 4 a.m. to the area of Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest 7th Street after reports of a man down in the roadway, NBC 6 and CBS Miami reported.

Miami Fire Rescue took the man, who was in his 30s, to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, and he later died. Police said their preliminary investigation showed he had been riding a scooter when a vehicle hit him and then fled. No description of the driver or the vehicle had been released. Northwest 7th Avenue was closed between Sixth and Eighth streets while investigators worked the scene, and the investigation is continuing.

When a driver leaves after hitting a scooter rider

Scooter riders sit low, travel with little around them, and can be hard to see before dawn, so a collision with a car often causes serious injuries even at city speeds. Florida law requires any driver involved in a crash that injures or kills someone to stop, stay at the scene, and give aid and information. Leaving is a felony, and the penalties are heaviest when someone dies. When a driver flees, police usually rebuild the crash from what was left behind: debris and vehicle parts in the road, damage on the scooter, nearby business and traffic cameras, and tips from people who saw a damaged car afterward. Police have not released those details in the October 6, 2026 Overtown crash, which remains under investigation.

Thoughts are with everyone affected by this crash.

Lopez Law, Coral Gables. Call 305-605-6739.

This is not legal advice.

Sources: NBC 6, CBS Miami, and Miami Herald, October 6, 2026.

See also Miami car accident lawyer.