MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities continued to ask for the general public’s assist Friday in figuring out the driving force in a hit-and-run crash who they are saying killed a 67-year-old bicyclist in northwest Miami-Dade earlier this week.
Samuel Singletary, a father and grandfather, was struck simply after 9:15 p.m. Tuesday whereas driving within the northbound inside lane close to Northwest Seventh Avenue, in line with investigators.
Detectives say the driving force was rushing and fled the scene with out stopping to assist.
They are saying Singletary was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Middle, the place he later died.
Singletary’s sister, Dorothy Singletary Isler, described him as a sort and loving particular person.
“I used to be so damage and shocked — that’s my brother subsequent to me,” she mentioned. “That’s my solely brother, the oldest brother, so I used to be devastated.”
On the crash web site, a mangled bicycle remained within the median.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Workplace detectives, joined by Singletary’s sisters, distributed flyers of the sufferer on Friday morning in hopes of producing leads.
Centry Corker, who lives within the space, mentioned he acknowledged Singletary as quickly as he noticed the flyer.
“I do know this man — I’ve been feeding this man for 7–8 years myself,” he mentioned. “Y’all gonna catch him. I’ll make certain. I’m not hiding my face. I’m gonna name 911 — I don’t care who it’s.”
Authorities say the car concerned is believed to be a grey, silver, or darker-colored sedan with its home windows down on the time of the crash.
“This isn’t roadkill. This was a human being identical to you,” Singletary Isler mentioned. “He would smile and have that bizarre snigger. I feel he was my mom’s favourite.”
Anybody with info is urged to name Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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