{"id":214684,"date":"2026-04-01T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214684\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:03:10","slug":"man-accused-of-hit-and-run-seriously-injuring-miami-police-motorcycle-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214684\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of hit-and-run seriously injuring Miami police motorcycle officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI \u2014 A man from Lee County turned himself in at the Miami Police Department on Tuesday after authorities said he was identified as the suspect in a February hit-and-run<\/a> that sent a city police officer to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Trevor McIntosh, 33, of Alva, is accused of seriously injuring Officer Daniel Cantero, an MPD motorcycle officer, in a crash on Interstate 195 on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n

According to an MPD arrest report, Cantero and another driver had \u201csideswiped each other\u201d just after 11 p.m. near a westbound offramp to Interstate 95.<\/p>\n

Police said as both parties stopped after the wreck and Cantero went to speak with the other driver, McIntosh, driving a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter work van for aircraft maintenance company Southern AOG<\/a>, sideswiped a guardrail and then hit Cantero, vaulting him 30 feet.<\/p>\n

The report states that McIntosh kept on driving. Cantero would be taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital\u2019s Ryder Trauma Center, sustaining multiple injuries, at least one of which will require surgery.<\/p>\n

According to police, a plumbing company worker who stopped to help captured everything on his vehicle\u2019s dash camera, leading investigators to contact Southern AOG and McIntosh, a regional maintenance manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked him if he had records that would show who was driving the offending vehicle in Miami at the time of the crash,\u201d MPD Detective Wendy Chadwell wrote in the report. \u201cHe stated that the company only had one van and that it is a 24\/7 van and a number of people could have been driving that van. He stated he would look at his records since he just got into the office and would call me later with the information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chadwell said he didn\u2019t return her phone call.<\/p>\n

According to the report, Chadwell had the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office check both McIntosh\u2019s home and the vehicle\u2019s registered address. <\/p>\n

Authorities said a deputy spoke with McIntosh, who said he retained a lawyer, and told her the van was parked at the Page Field airport near Fort Myers. That\u2019s where they said another deputy found the vehicle and sent photos to MPD showing damage \u201cconsistent with the hit-and-run.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIntosh\u2019s attorney emailed Chadwell on Feb. 16 to state that his client \u201cwas, in fact, the driver\u201d and that he \u201cswerved to avoid multiple stranded vehicles on the road without any emergency and\/or hazard lights which resulted in him hitting the guardrail,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n

Police said cellphone data obtained through a warrant additionally placed McIntosh at the scene. They eventually arranged for McIntosh to surrender at MPD.<\/p>\n

Judge: \u2018He is a danger\u2019<\/p>\n

Facing a charge of leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony, the Missouri-born McIntosh appeared in front of Judge Mindy Glazer at Miami-Dade bond court on Wednesday. So too did Chadwell and McIntosh\u2019s Miami-based attorney, Brett Schwartz.<\/p>\n

Both Miami-Dade prosecutor Nessa Eth and Chadwell asked for a higher-than-normal bond.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t forthcoming that he was the one that was driving the vehicle at the time,\u201d Eth said, seeking a $25,000 bond.<\/p>\n

Schwartz retorted that McIntosh had \u201cno obligation to be forthcoming and incriminate himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s all unfortunate, specifically with the officer\u2019s severe injuries \u2015 and we certainly sympathize,\u201d he said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, he\u2019s not a flight risk and he\u2019s certainly not a danger to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glazer wasn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a danger,\u201d she said. \u201cIf he won\u2019t stop to help somebody after a car accident, that\u2019s a criminal offense.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Schwartz raised doubts over whether McIntosh was aware of the crash, Glazer told him, \u201cYou hear the metal crunching after you hit \u2015 especially a guardrail.”<\/p>\n

Schwartz called the $25,000 proposed bond \u201cexcessive,\u201d seeking a $15,000 bond \u201cat most.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s excessive,\u201d Glazer said, settling on a $20,000 bond. She told McIntosh, \u201cIf you\u2019re involved in an accident, you should have the kindness to stop and help somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local 10 News contacted Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance LLC, the parent company of Southern AOG, seeking comment on McIntosh\u2019s arrest on Wednesday morning. We hadn\u2019t received a response as of around 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n

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