NORTH MIAMI, Fla. \u2014 A 19-year-old man is facing a felony charge after North Miami police said he hit a pedestrian with a Dodge Charger and took off Monday, leaving the victim seriously hurt.<\/p>\n
Police said Samuel Shiete O\u2019Reilly claimed that he was in the middle of a \u201cpursuit\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report from the North Miami Police Department, the crash happened just before 1 p.m. in the area of 476 NE 125th St., which corresponds to a shopping center. <\/p>\n
Investigators said O\u2019Reilly, of northwest Miami-Dade, hit the man with the white Dodge Charger as he \u201cattempt(ed) to cross the roadway.\u201d Authorities said cellphone video showed the crash and the Charger continuing to drive east.<\/p>\n
The NMPD report states that medics took the victim to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, having suffered a \u201csevere laceration to the top of his head.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, police said they found the Charger \u2015 and O\u2019Reilly \u2015 about two hours later near Jimmy\u2019s Diner, which is located in the same shopping center parking lot. <\/p>\n
According to the report, O\u2019Reilly told officers he had come back \u201cto check on the victim\u201d and said the crash happened as \u201dhe was attempting to pursue a client who had failed to pay for services rendered.”<\/p>\n
Police said he \u201cadmitted that during the pursuit, he struck the victim and, out of fear and uncertainty, fled the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report doesn\u2019t make clear what exactly O\u2019Reilly does for a living. <\/p>\n
Officers arrested O\u2019Reilly on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury.<\/p>\n
As of Tuesday morning, records show he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond.<\/p>\n
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