{"id":390161,"date":"2026-09-04T09:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390161\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:46:16","slug":"dirt-bike-rider-arrested-accused-of-striking-10-year-old-girl-fleeing-on-ocean-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390161\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirt bike rider arrested; accused of striking 10-year-old girl, fleeing on Ocean Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A 29-year-old man accused of striking a 10-year-old girl with a dirt bike and fleeing the scene on Ocean Drive has been arrested, Miami Beach police announced Thursday in a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/09\/03\/arrestan-a-motociclista-acusado-de-atropellar-a-nina-de-10-anos-y-huir-en-ocean-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/09\/03\/arrestan-a-motociclista-acusado-de-atropellar-a-nina-de-10-anos-y-huir-en-ocean-drive\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to police, Mandrell Ceydrec Rolle Jr., of Pembroke Pines, was arrested Wednesday following the Aug. 22 hit-and-run crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rolle faces one count each of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, reckless driving and resisting an officer without violence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/I4OVN76WURBTVKJXAD4Y2X5JDE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Mandrell Ceydrec Rolle Jr. (Miami-Dade Corrections &amp; Rehabilitation) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to police, the incident began around 7 p.m. on Aug. 22 when multiple 911 calls were made about four dirt bike riders allegedly driving recklessly at high speeds along Collins Avenue in the Art Deco District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Responding officers located the riders and observed the reckless behavior, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police said the group continued onto Ocean Drive before stopping in the 700 block.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Officers approached the riders on foot and took one of them, identified as Kasshun Williams, into custody without incident, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/J4F3364ANBA3LP7KIWNJ7ELAD4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Kasshun Williams (Miami-Dade Corrections &amp; Rehabilitation) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police said Rolle saw the officers and fled at a high rate of speed despite repeated commands to stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As he fled, Rolle struck a 10-year-old girl who was on the sidewalk with her mother, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The impact knocked the girl to the ground, injuring her elbow and leg. She was treated at the scene by the Miami Beach Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami Beach police said detectives identified Rolle during their investigation and learned that he was on federal probation for felony possession of a machine gun.<\/p>\n<p>Man arrested after striking girl with dirt bike in Miami Beach, police say  A 29-year-old man accused of striking a 10-year-old girl with a dirt bike and fleeing the scene on Ocean Drive has been arrested, Miami Beach police announced Thursday in a press release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest, and Rolle was taken into custody Wednesday with assistance from the City of Miami Police Department\u2019s Tactical Robbery Unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere is zero tolerance for reckless behavior that endangers the lives of our residents and visitors,\u201d Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne A. Jones said in a statement. \u201cDriving a dirt bike recklessly, striking a 10-year-old child and fleeing without rendering aid is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jones said the department would use its resources to identify and hold accountable those who endanger others in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf you choose to endanger innocent people in Miami Beach, we will use every available resource to identify you and hold you accountable,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As of Thursday morning, Rolle was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,650 bond. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A 29-year-old man accused of striking a 10-year-old girl with a dirt bike and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-390161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}