Amazon Driver Allegedly Hit Mom & 4-Month-Old Baby in Horrific Hit-and-Run Accident
(Miami-Dade Police Department)
A woman sustained a brain bleed after she and her infant were hit by a delivery driver who then allegedly placed the baby back in the stroller before fleeing the scene in NE Miami-Dade, according to an arrest report. Sarah Naybeth Parra Ovalles, 45, was arrested and charged with two counts of leaving the scene of a crash, one resulting in serious bodily injury.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday when Parra Ovalles, reportedly working as an Amazon driver, entered the Isles Estates neighborhood on NE 193rd Street after identifying herself at the guard gate. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Parra Ovalles, driving a 2022 Hyundai SUV, making deliveries in the area. Later, a woman walking with her infant son in a stroller and a dog began crossing NE 7th Avenue and NE 191st Street at a crosswalk.
As they were more than halfway across, Parra Ovalles allegedly turned into them “in the opposite lanes of traffic,” knocking the woman backward onto the pavement and the stroller, with the baby inside, onto the ground. According to the arrest report, Parra Ovalles exited her vehicle, approached the child, adjusted the stroller, placed the baby back inside, and then left the scene, He told the New York Post.
Both the woman and her child were taken to the hospital. The woman was treated for a skull fracture, bruising, and a brain bleed, while the baby suffered a laceration on his forehead, police reported. Further details on their recovery were not immediately available.
Police identified Parra Ovalles as the driver after interviewing the gate guard and a witness. The witness, who was inside her home at the time, reported hearing a child crying and a car horn beep. Upon looking out her window, she saw a woman wearing an Amazon Prime vest standing next to a gray SUV and looking around before getting back in the vehicle and driving away. Her security cameras also captured the incident.
The following day, police asked Parra Ovalles to come in for an interview, during which she admitted to making deliveries and encountering the victims. She claimed that she drove close to them and that the mother seemed “out of it” and placed her hands on the hood of the SUV. Parra Ovalles said she asked if the mother was okay, received a nod, and then drove away. However, when shown video footage of the crash, she denied the accident and invoked her rights.
Parra Ovalles was arrested and taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. An Amazon spokesperson issued a statement regarding the incident: “This is a terrible incident and our thoughts are with this family. We’re looking into the matter and will support law enforcement as they investigate. The driver in question is no longer delivering on behalf of Amazon.”
