MIAMI - A Miami-Dade police officer had to be rushed to the hospital Wednesday evening after being involved in a hit-and-run.
It happened on Coral Way and 72nd Avenue in Southwest Miami-Dade. CBS News Miami cameras showed heavy damage to the front of the police cruiser.
The officer was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, identified as 32-year-old Yasmany Ulloa, took off but was later arrested at his home. He's been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their online team in 1997. In 2001, he moved north to lend his talents to SunSentinel.com, where he spent 17 years. Mauricio has been with CBS Miami since 2018.