2 Killed, 3 Injured After Car Fleeing Traffic Stop Crashes in Palmetto Bay

Two people were killed and three injured after a car fleeing a traffic stop caused a crash Thursday evening in Palmetto Bay, police said.

The incident happened at around 6 p.m. near U.S. 1 and 152nd Street, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Miami-Dade Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a driver in a white Lexus in the area of 172nd Street and U.S. 1.

The Lexus fled northbound on U.S. 1, where officers lost sight of the vehicle. When the Lexus crossed the intersection, it hit a Chevy Trailblazer.

The 43-year-old woman who was driving the Chevy, Amy Whitelock, and 23-year-old Tyrese Grace, who was inside the Lexus, both died. Three other men who were inside the Lexus were taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

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