{"id":189865,"date":"2026-03-13T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189865\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:07:07","slug":"mother-of-12-year-old-struck-by-car-in-south-miami-dade-says-collision-couldve-been-avoided-as-video-is-released-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189865\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of 12-year-old struck by car in South Miami-Dade says collision could\u2019ve been avoided as video is released &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; Surveillance video captured the moment a young girl riding a scooter was struck in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/12-year-old-girl-released-from-hospital-after-being-struck-by-car-in-south-miami-dade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">street by an oncoming car<\/a>. Her mother says that the collision could\u2019ve been avoided.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office and Fire Rescue units responded to the area of Southwest 135th Place and 263rd Street\u00a0in South Miami-Dade on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The young girl was riding a motorized scooter when she was hit and knocked out.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with 7News on Thursday, the 12-year-old\u2019s mother, Michelle Lebrun, said her daughter, Ariel, didn\u2019t see the car, and the incident could\u2019ve been prevented if the driver had driven more slowly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople need to slow down. This has got to stop, this is residential. There are kids,\u201d said Lebrun.<\/p>\n<p>Lebrun said Ariel was in the house\u2019s front yard with her father when she decided to hop on her scooter.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video captures the moment her father yells out a warning: \u201cCar!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seconds later, Ariel was hit and thrown a couple of feet into the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe got hit right here. She went flying, and she landed right here,\u201d said Lebrun.<\/p>\n<p>The mother said the driver and the passengers initially got out, but later took off running.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, they returned in another vehicle with additional people, prompting shouting in the street as they waited for paramedics to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue crews airlifted the child to a local hospital, but as of Thursday afternoon, she\u2019s been discharged and is recovering at home, covered in bruises and scratches.<\/p>\n<p>One neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, told 7News she witnessed what happened and agrees the car was traveling at high speed in the residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Lebrun has a message for other drivers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand you may be in a hurry to get somewhere, but slow down when you are around a bunch of houses. There\u2019s kids everywhere, why are you speeding?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday afternoon, it\u2019s unclear if the driver has been ticketed.<\/p>\n<p>The crash is under investigation by MDSO.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, FLA. 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