A driver in Miami Beach struck and killed two pedestrians on Collins Avenue on March 18, 2026, fled to a Walgreens and was arrested, police say; he faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene.
Miami Herald file
A man driving without his headlights on in Miami Beach on Wednesday night ran over two pedestrians, killing them, and then ran off, police say.
Adan Negron-Morris, 42, is charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash with deaths, Miami Beach Police Spokesman Christopher Bess said. As of Thursday evening, he remained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Negron-Morris was driving his black Nissan Sentra on 71st Street toward Collins Avenue in a “reckless manner without headlights,” Bess said.
He passed a Miami Beach officer who was patrolling the area of Indian Creek Drive — several 911 calls had already come in about Negron-Morris’ driving.
As he kept driving, he hit two pedestrians at the intersection of 73rd Street and Collins Avenue before continuing another street down, Bess said. He jumped out of the car and ran inside a nearby Walgreens.
As officers attended to the struck pedestrians, witnesses also pointed police in the direction of where Negron-Morris fled.
He was arrested inside the Walgreens.
Miami Beach Fire Rescue took the injured pair to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where they died, police said. WSVN-Fox 7 reported that they were Indiana University students Sarisa Kongduang and Greatgomon Laowatdhanasapya.
A DUI investigation was started before Negron-Morris was taken to the police station for questioning.
Negron-Morris has encountered law enforcement before. In 2014, he was sentenced in Polk County to one year and one day in prison for possession of cocaine, court records show. In late October, he was ordered to pay $300 for drinking out of an open container while walking the streets of Miami Beach.
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