A rollover crash at the intersection of NW 119th Street and NW 22nd Avenue in Westview left one occupant trapped inside a flipped SUV on Saturday, September 26, forcing firefighters to cut through the vehicle's roof to pull the person free. The SUV was broadsided by another car, and both vehicles ended up damaged badly enough that they had to be hauled away from the scene.
According to WSVN 7News, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews worked to free the trapped occupant and provide emergency care at the scene. The other vehicle involved suffered front-end damage in the impact, the station reported, though the outlet did not identify either driver or specify the victim's condition after the rescue.
Westview is an unincorporated residential community in Northwest Miami-Dade County, sitting roughly 10 miles north of Downtown Miami and bordered by major commercial corridors including NW 119th Street and NW 22nd Avenue, according to Redwood RE Management. NW 22nd Avenue meets NW 119th Street at the intersection where the crash occurred.
Firefighters Cut Through the Roof
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews use hydraulic extrication tools and technical rescue teams to cut vehicle roof pillars and remove roofs when needed — a maneuver known in the field as a roof flap — per Fire Engineering. In this crash, crews cut through the SUV's roof to reach the trapped occupant.
That danger isn't rare so much as disproportionate. Research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that rollovers occur in fewer than 10% of serious tow-away crashes involving light vehicles nationwide, yet they account for roughly one-third of all occupant fatalities in passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs, according to findings compiled by the National Academies. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has a countywide Heavy Rescue resource for technical extrications.
The Crash Site
NW 22nd Avenue intersects NW 119th Street in Westview, where the rollover occurred.
The crash also fits into a broader pattern this month. Hoodline has reported on a similar rollover that trapped a passenger on NW 27th Avenue, and covered a separate multi-vehicle crash in Northwest Miami-Dade that also required extrication.
Collision Details
The crash involved a broadside impact at an intersection. Both vehicles were hauled away from the scene.
It remains unknown whether speed, a signal violation, or impairment contributed to the broadside impact, and no citations or charges have been reported. Miami-Dade recorded 55,293 total crashes in 2025, according to Bernstein & Maryanoff, which also lists 266 fatalities from all crashes countywide; that is about 10% of statewide traffic fatalities, per Englander Peebles.
