CORAL GABLES, FL : 1 in custody after police-involved crash in Coral Gables on Monday, 4th March 2019

Police have charged a woman after a hit-and-run crash in Coral Gables left an officer hospitalized.

Amalia Gonzalez faces several charges including possession of a stolen vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries after crashing into a City of Miami Police cruiser just before 3 a.m., Monday.

Coral Gables Police and rescue crews responded to the two-vehicle crash along U.S. 1 and Riviera Drive.According to police officials, the officer was on his way home, driving in the southbound lanes, when the driver of the Kia Sorento lost control and crossed over from the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes, crashing into the officer’s car.

“The City of Miami officer sustained minor injuries. It’s a fracture,” said Coral Gables Police Sgt. Tom Salcedo. “He was transported to the local hospital, but he’s fine — no life-threatening injuries.”

The officer is expected to undergo surgery at Doctors Hospital for a wrist injury.

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