A school crossing guard was struck by a vehicle on Thursday afternoon, November 12, 2026, outside Somerset Academy Charter High School in southwest Miami-Dade, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. along Southwest 248th Street, outside the school at 12425 Southwest 248th Street in the Princeton area.

Investigators say the woman was working as a crossing guard when she was struck. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted her to the trauma center at Jackson South Medical Center. Local 10 reported that no children were injured, and that the road was closed for hours while deputies investigated. WSVN reported Thursday night that the guard had been released from the hospital, and that it was unclear whether the driver would face charges. Authorities have not released a cause for the crash, and the guard’s name has not been reported. Sources: CBS News Miami, November 12, 2026; CBS News Miami, November 12, 2026; Homestead Local Scoop, November 13, 2026, summarizing WSVN’s Thursday-night report.

A Pedestrian Struck While Working Can Face Two Claims at Once

A crossing guard is a pedestrian on the road — and also a worker on duty. That combination matters. An injury suffered while working can involve a workers’ compensation claim, which follows its own reporting rules and deadlines. At the same time, an injured pedestrian may have a separate claim connected to the vehicle that struck them. Those two tracks are different, they run on different paperwork, and missing an early reporting step on either one can create problems that are hard to undo later.

The evidence in a school-area crash also disappears on a schedule. The scene is cleared within hours, and the most useful early records are the sheriff’s crash report, any school or nearby surveillance video, traffic-camera footage, and the names of witnesses who saw the vehicle approach the crosswalk. Video systems commonly overwrite their footage, so asking for it to be preserved early — in writing — is one of the most practical steps an injured pedestrian or their family can take.

Insurance, Fault, and Deadlines in Florida

Several kinds of coverage can be in play when a vehicle strikes a pedestrian: the driver’s bodily injury liability coverage, Personal Injury Protection that may apply to the injured person, and uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage if the driver has too little insurance or none at all. Which policy pays first, and how much is available, depends on facts that are rarely clear in the first days after a crash — another reason not to give a recorded statement or sign a release before you understand the full picture.

Fault in Florida is rarely all-or-nothing. Under Florida’s modified comparative negligence law, an injured person’s recovery is reduced by their own percentage of fault, and barred entirely if they are found more than 50 percent at fault. Insurers may try to assign percentages early, before the crash report and video evidence are fully reviewed. Most negligence claims arising from a crash must be filed within two years, and workers’ compensation reporting deadlines can be much shorter, so waiting can permanently close the door on recovery.

If you or a family member was injured as a pedestrian in South Florida, preserve your records, keep every medical bill and report, and get advice before the evidence is lost. Tacher Law offers a free consultation. Call us at +1 (305) 644-2211 or reach us through our contact page. Tacher Law, 16445 Collins Avenue, Suite 1625, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160.