A Miami Beach police officer has died following a crash on Interstate 75 in Hialeah Gardens, officials confirmed during a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

According to MDFR, the crash happened at about 11:25 a.m. at I-75 and Gratigny Parkway, prompting crews to close all northbound lanes.

CBS Miami Chopper 4 was above the scene as emergency responders lifted the victim, later identified as 33-year-old Officer David Cajuso, on a stretcher and loaded him into the air rescue helicopter to be transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

At this time, no other details have been released concerning the crash.

Miami Beach Police Department, officer's family mourning

More than a hundred officers from agencies all over South Florida gathered outside the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial

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