NORTH MIAMI, Fla. \u2014 A driver slammed their vehicle into a home essentials store in North Miami early Friday morning after a crash, causing significant damage and sending a child to the hospital, authorities confirmed. <\/p>\n
The crash happened around 6:15 a.m. <\/p>\n
An Audi was leaving a Burger King along Northwest Seventh Avenue when the driver made an \u201cunsafe lane change,\u201d according to North Miami police.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the driver of the Audi sideswiped a gray Dodge before crashing into the front of an Arona Home Essentials store, located at 12550 NW 7th Ave., near Northwest 126th Street.<\/p>\n
They said there were three people inside the Audi at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed that a child was transported to Jackson North Medical Center with non-life-threatening arm pain. Authorities said no other injuries were reported, including to the driver of the Dodge.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Dodge, who did not want to be identified, told Local 10\u2019s Jackie Pascale that the impact caused him to lose control and veer into a tree, totaling his vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201c(I went) straight through the pole and hit the side of the tree,\u201d he said. \u201cI was trying to make sure I was safe first. I\u2019m alright. I\u2019m a little upset, but there\u2019s really nothing much I can do about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
A bystander was also injured in the incident, according to the Dodge driver, who described the injury as a bruised knee, although police and fire rescue crews have not confirmed that injury was a result of the collision.<\/p>\n
The vehicle that struck the building has since been removed, but extensive damage remains, and cleanup efforts are expected to continue. <\/p>\n
Traffic along Northwest Seventh Avenue has since reopened.<\/p>\n
No other details about the crash were immediately released. <\/p>\n
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