Jakeize Meriweather, 20, critically injured by hit-and-run driver while skateboarding on Old Dixie Highway in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Skateboarder in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Car: MDPD
Jakeize Meriweather was riding his skateboard northbound on Old Dixie Road when he was struck from behind by a dark colored vehicle, investigators say.
The vehicle fled the scene without giving aid or calling 911.
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