Evidence shows former political prisoner ran red light in fatal crash, police say

MIAMI - New evidence shows a Venezuelan former political prisoner ran a red light, causing a fatal crash on Monday morning, police say.

Miami Police public information officer Mike Vega said that after reviewing dashcam video, "It is clear that the driver who died at the scene, Junior Eugene, had a green light and Gilber Caro had a red light."

Police initially said Eugene, 29, had run the red light at SW 42 Street. Caro, 50, was heading west on SW 8 Street in a Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit a Hyundai Sonata driven by Eugene at SW 42 Street.

The impact sent the Sonata across the intersection where it hit another vehicle and a palm tree.

When Miami Fire Rescue arrived, they found Eugene had died. The woman who was driving the vehicle he hit was taken to Coral Gables Hospital where she was listed as stable.

Caro ran from the scene, according to police.

According to the arrest report, at 7 a.m. he called the owner of the Tahoe he was driving and told her he had been in an accident and said she should call 911. Just before 9:30 a.m., he was taken into custody, according to police.

Caro has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and now will be facing additional charges.

Caro is a former political prisoner from Venezuela. He didn't say much during his court appearance on Tuesday but did become emotional when he answered questions about his past. His bond was set at $15,000.