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74-year-old woman critically injured in Miami-Dade hit-and-run

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, August 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
74-year-old woman critically injured in Miami-Dade hit-and-run — CBS Miami, Pembroke Pines Community news
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A hit-and-run crash in southwest Miami-Dade over the weekend left a 74-year-old woman on life support.Loved ones and neighbors said the victim, Geraldine Byrd, is in critical condition.The alleged driver, Tomas Raymundo Brito, 31, now faces felony charges for leaving the scene of a crash with serious injuries and driving without a license.Tomas Raymundo Brito Miami-Dade Corrections Brito told investigators that he is from Guatemala and does not have lawful status in the United States, according to arrest records.According to investigators, Byrd stopped her car on Lincoln Drive near her home's driveway early Sunday morning and got out of the vehicle to open the gate.As Byrd walked past the driver's side door of her car, a black pickup truck crashed into the back of the car, investigators said.The impact of the collision spun the car clockwise, knocked Byrd down, and then the truck hit her, investigators said.Brito got out with the

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