On March 22nd, 2026, officers were dispatched in response to a hit-and-run crash involving injuries. >> Yeah, we're >> On the other side of the car. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> A4, come my Could you go ahead and roll rescue my way, please? Ma'am, what's what's >> [ __ ] >> Uh Ma'am, what's going on with you? Stand by. >> I >> Are you just shaking up from the accident, or are you feel injured? Where do you feel injured at? >> I have a mass over here. Um it's over here. >> Oh. >> Um I'm not good at words right now. I just want to put on underwear and shorts. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And we got a long way home. >> Um you were driving? >> Yeah, I was driving. >> Okay. >> You can feel it. There's >> Okay, but I need I need to let rescue know why they're coming out here. What's What exactly What do you Do you feel pain in your leg, or >> She hit her head on the >> She hit her head >> the on the window. >> A4, just signal 14. Just tell rescue apparently she hit her head on the window. >> Yeah, I got you. >> Uh signal 14, there's going to be significant amount of damage to this vehicle. Um the RP is stating that uh I guess there was a bottle of alcohol that was tossed out of the window. So, might be signal one. So, he Oh, yeah, I hear it. >> Oh, yeah, absolutely. >> All right. So, which way did Which way did it >> that way. >> He took off that way? >> Yeah. >> All right. So, I got a couple of officers that are down that way. Um >> I mean, he even backed up and like shook his head no to me while I was trying to get in front of this car. >> Really? >> [music] >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, where you said you were driving, do you have your license? >> Yes, I do. >> Is the vehicle registered to you? >> Yes. >> Holy [ __ ] All right. And you didn't catch the tag by any chance? >> It was 88B or 8BB. 8BB. >> What what color was it? Was it >> It was a gray gray Toyota pickup truck. >> Pickup truck? >> Yeah. It had a um nerf bars on the front. >> Okay. All right, buddy. Just give me a minute. Let me stand by, all right? Which way were you guys driving? >> We made a left over here and then I was coming into the gas station with my mom and dad. >> And then >> And and then all of a sudden he just came right through the light. >> So, he was traveling Okay. >> I was already off the street. >> The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment while officers continued investigating the hit-and-run. Despite an extensive search for the suspect vehicle, officers were unable to locate it that night. Nearly 24 hours later, investigators located a vehicle matching the description and made contact with the driver. >> Hey, how's it going, guys? >> Play what I copy. What's the location? >> My name's Officer Sheely and I'm with the QCPD. Um you guys stopped here if you didn't have any lights on or anything like that. >> Yeah, that Yeah, because something happened and I'm just coming here to park here. That's why my friend is just >> Your friend that took off? >> I just didn't hear. I just That's why I parked in the street. >> Do you have your driver's license on you? >> Honestly, I'm just living in in in my in my other house. >> Okay. >> Can I go get it? >> Um no. Hold on 2 seconds. What's your name? >> Omar. >> Omar? >> Yes, sir. >> What's your last name? >> Martinez. >> Okay. You have a Florida driver's license? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Let me just look it up real quick then. You say you live right here? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. What happened to the front of the car? >> Well, I just give it to my friend and and he just bring me like that. >> Okay. Who is your friend? >> Huh? >> Who is your friend? >> I don't have a friend. >> Okay, you have a friend. >> [laughter] >> That's fair. All right. What's your date of birth? >> 29 December 1986. >> 12 29 You say you sure you have a Florida driver's license? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Uh Is it a hyphenated name? >> Huh? >> Like is it Martinez >> Martinez with Z Z in the end. >> I'm sorry? >> With Z in the end. >> With an S? >> Uh no, Z Martinez with Z in the end. >> With a Z? >> Yes. >> Yeah, like that, right? >> Yeah. Uh I'm I'm I mean I some I have some charge or something. I mean >> No, man. I was pulling you over cuz you didn't have any lights and your car looked like it was struggling. So, I had to come out here and check you out. >> Okay. >> All right. Is the car registered to you? >> Yes. >> Okay, let me try to find it that way because I can't find your license this way. Give me 2 seconds. >> Wow. >> Yeah. He says Okay. >> If he's some uh I have I'm trouble? >> I'm sorry? >> I'm in trouble? >> I don't know. >> Oh. >> We just got called here and got to figure figure everything out, okay? Do you not have your driver's license with you? >> Uh no, I honestly I'm I'm just I I leave one Well, I leave my my wallet like one street from >> don't you don't have your driver's license >> No on me. I have a picture, but I left my phone, too. >> Honestly. Why are you sweating? >> Because it's a hot >> You're hot? >> Yeah. And I removed some parts from from the vehicle and >> Oh. Yeah, that don't look good. That don't look good at all. How'd that happen? >> Um I just I want to talk if my lawyer is with me for any reason. >> What? >> I >> Do me a favor. You're making me nervous. Get out the car. >> Yeah, sure. >> Get out the car. >> Oh. Can I jump from the other door? >> Can you not open the door? Is it from the >> Yeah. >> Yeah, stay there for a second. Damn now, he's making me nervous. I'm having him get out of the car. Come here. Come up. >> Okay. Yeah, we're 10-13. Yeah, 37. >> Sorry. >> You have anything on you I need to know about? >> I know. >> Guns, drugs? Nothing? Can I pat you down? Can I pat you down? Do me a favor. Give me your hands for a second. Give me your hands. >> Oh, you want to arrest me? >> No, man. Hold on. Just stay still. >> Oh, so you are making me nervous. >> Just stay still. >> Okay. Have a seat right here. Have a seat. Okay. I know that's not very comfortable, but that's the best I can do right now. Uh >> Do me a favor. Don't tell me you're going to be your single free vehicle, but >> Yeah. Well, it's not I don't know whose >> Hm? >> car it is. >> Oh, okay. >> Honestly, I just come in to park here. That's why I used >> This is your This is your house? >> This is your house? >> No, I rented here. >> Hold on a second. So, he doesn't have an ID on him. I'm trying to find it still. >> Can you not find his ID? Can you not bring it up? >> 30 Is this 30 Yeah, this is 3444. Oh. Thank you. Says he lives at 4 Eagle. >> Yeah, it's 1001 4th Ave. >> Okay. Do you know your driver's license number? >> No. Sorry. >> Oh, you don't have to be sorry. Most people don't. It's okay. Do you live here? >> Yeah. >> Is your family here? >> No. >> Do you live here by yourself? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you work? >> Uh yes. >> Where do you work at? >> I work uh Los Angeles. Uh A&B A&B loves your pies. >> Oh, okay. And what do you do there? >> Uh busboy. Busboy. >> Do you know your social security number anything? >> No. >> Do you have one? >> I have >> Do you have one? >> I just don't remember right now. >> Okay. Were you able to bring him up? >> I found it. >> You found it? >> Mhm. Mhm. Oh, [ __ ] Did they say something that they were sending somebody over here? Hold on, let me switch it to you real quick. Oh. What's up, Cody? Do you know who signal 38 was? >> Are you in handcuffs? So, I can tell you this much right now, you're not free to leave. >> Okay. >> Okay, you have to stay here with me. If you get up and try to leave, you will be arrested at that point, okay? >> He made this spontaneous utterance earlier that he lent the car to his friend and his friend brought it back to his So, I'm like, "Well, what friend?" He just said, "A bad friend." >> There was a situation that happened last night. I don't have the whole story. And so, they're going to try to have an officer come talk to you about whatever happened last night. >> Okay. >> I don't know. I just >> Can I have a person my lawyer? >> I'm sorry? >> Can I have a person my lawyer? >> Well, when we get there, if we get to that point, yeah. >> But he hasn't given up a name or anything. >> He needs to. >> Mhm. Well, he's >> He just drove away. He didn't get Miranda as a hit and run. >> Mhm. >> You just forfeit Miranda when you drive off from the crash. >> Ooh. >> Did you know that? >> Look at you. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Who's car was it? >> It was Davis's and you were home. >> Who was the friend? Who had the car? >> I my friend. >> Okay, bad friend got a name? What's his name? >> Well, if you >> If I'm under arrested, I I want to talk with my lawyer. >> What did I just say, friend? >> Huh? >> I only said you were detained, okay? >> And that's because you were jumping around in the car. >> Yeah, you're making me nervous. >> Sorry. Again, I didn't understand. >> You were making me nervous. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Okay, so as a as in Florida, we have the right to pull you out of the car. >> Okay. >> Okay? I don't know what's in that car and I don't want any miscommunication between you and I and then it ends with shenanigans that we don't need to go through, right? >> Okay. >> Both of us. All three of us. >> The whole bumper's missing. >> Well, the bumper's right there. >> Yeah, it's in the trunk. >> Yeah, I got it. >> Can you hang out with him? Can you hang out with him? >> Got it. >> Who's friend? >> Him. >> The friend. >> My friend? >> Yeah. >> Well, I if I say something, I want to talk with my lawyer, officer. Honestly. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, here's the thing. We do have the ability to go ahead and seize this vehicle. Do you think we should do that? >> Do what, sorry? >> Take your car. >> Take my car? >> Yeah. Because it was involved with the hit and run. >> Oh, involved with the accident? >> Yeah. Obviously it's in an accident, you see it. You said it, hey, brought it back Your friend brought it back to you like this. Bad friend, you got a bumper in the back, the whole front all messed up, the tire's actually pitched a different way, you know it's in an accident. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Okay. Did he tell you what happened? >> Mhm? >> Did your friend tell you what happened? >> Yes, officer. >> Okay, what happened? Well, he crashed and I did. >> You did? >> Yeah, that's what I want to tell you and my lawyer first. >> Okay. I appreciate the honesty. >> Thank you, sir. >> Mhm. What can you tell me about the crash? >> Well, I >> Okay, no problem. But you admitted that you you know >> Huh? >> Never mind. But it wasn't a friend, it was you though. >> Yeah, it was me. >> Okay. >> So, I just want to talk with my friend. >> Okay, no, no worries. Okay. >> What are you digging around for? >> Sorry? >> What are you digging around for? What are you digging in your shoe? >> Ah, I'm just No, I just need to to to to to to go to Okay, put it in the right way. >> Do me a favor, put your hands behind your back. >> I'm arrested? >> Put your hands behind your back. I'm not going to tell you again. Okay? Do you have anything on you I need to know about that I didn't find when I patted you down? Okay? Anything in the car we need to know about? Because the car's going to get towed, it's going to get searched. So, you might as well tell me now. >> I have I have my my work gear over there, my scuba diving gear. I have all of my clothes. >> Okay. >> Do you have any weapons or drugs? >> No. >> Um Can you all hang out while I'm just going to move my car up here so we don't have to walk him in. It's going to be reference the signal three with injuries that was at Orion last night. I don't know if you can Look up the report number, please. All right, my friend. Do me a favor, stand up. You see this patrol car? Come over here. Once again, you don't have anything on you I need to know about, right? You are going to jail for hit and run with injury. If you get something into the jail, it's going to be a felony charge. >> I don't have anything. >> You have nothing on you, nothing nothing stuffed in down, up, in places we don't need to discuss out here in public. Again, if you take it to jail, it will be another charge. >> Yeah, I don't have >> Nothing on you? Okay, this officer is going to search you right here. Rude. It's my dog, sorry. He's in the front, he can't get at you. All right. >> So, he climbed out the >> I found the receipt last night. >> It's going to be the >> car right here. >> Something I guarantee it. >> This corner of that inner fender is what dug into that car. >> Found a bunch of jimmies. >> Got one inside the Mexican passport. >> That's probably why he's sweating. >> You want that? >> I think he's trying to get his security number, trying to get his citizenship. >> No. >> That's why he was >> I think that's going to go bad for him now. That's why he's probably sweating so bad. >> Yep. >> It has nothing to do with your immigration status and everything to do with the fact that you're an [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> Could have been another reason for not stopping last night. Saved for immigration purposes. After work cocktails. >> Yeah, just like the other one. The A&B manager. >> Yeah, [ __ ] smash that lady on Green Street. We just couldn't We just couldn't get him to [ __ ] confess. It was a [ __ ] year long. It was when I first came to North Miami. >> At this point, if we would have found something a little bit up front. >> Yeah. >> I think we're going to >> Yeah. >> All right. You take care of the tall. >> I got you. >> Clear. Some paperwork done. >> Yeah. I'm going to move my car up here, I guess, and get out of the way. >> Yeah. >> The man was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, a felony offense under Florida law.