{"id":261356,"date":"2026-05-06T23:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261356\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:57:07","slug":"hialeah-event-offers-1-99-per-gallon-of-gas-rare-relief-for-drivers-amid-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261356\/","title":{"rendered":"Hialeah event offers $1.99 per gallon of gas, rare relief for drivers amid high prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drivers in Hialeah<\/a> found rare relief at the gas pump on Wednesday. During a special event, gas was just $1.99 a gallon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Drivers lined up in the street hours before the event began.<\/p>\n

“You know if you come out a little bit late, it’s going to be gone,” said Freddy Paulino, a Hialeah resident.<\/p>\n

Car insurance companies UniVista and Loyalty hosted the event at the BP gas station on W 68th Street. <\/p>\n

“A welcome surprise today because I never thought they were doing this,” said Daymara Nodarse, another resident who attended the event. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Organizers told CBS News Miami they pumped nearly 2,500 gallons to just under 300 drivers.<\/p>\n

“‘$1.99 that’s like thank you God,” said Maria Rius.<\/p>\n

According to AAA<\/a>, the national average for gas on Wednesday was $4.53, the highest since July 2022. In Florida, the average was a little lower at $4.46.<\/p>\n

“It was from $35 to $40, going from that price to $65 to $75. So it’s a huge difference,” Nodarse said.<\/p>\n

Oil prices dropped on Wednesday amid renewed hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement. Gas, however, is 52% higher <\/a>than before the war with Iran began, according to AAA.<\/p>\n

“I know this is just temporary,” Rius said.<\/p>\n

UniVista organizers said they are working on another gas event in the near future and will post the announcement on the company’s social media accounts.<\/p>\n

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