Dashcam captured the moment this idiot thought they could make a left turn from a center lane.
Cutler Bay commuter and Redditor /u/MasterOfNone011 shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier last week (May 29, 2025) showing an idiot driver make a left turn from the center lane, only to lightly hit OP’s car. That was bad enough, however, the idiot decided to make it into a hit-and-run.
Perhaps she didn’t know she hit OP’s car? Who knows.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
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The incident happened in the 20,000 block of S Dixie Highway across from Southland Mall (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As OP’s dashcam footage shows, he makes a right turn from SW 112th Ave onto S Dixie Highway.
In front of him and the center lane is a driver in a Lexus SUV.
Even though there is an entrance to the Southland Mall parking lot near where this lady attempted a left turn into, it’s definitely not meant for her lane.
Like most, if not all, driveway entrances, they’re meant to be accessed by drivers in the rightmost lane only.
OP comes up on the Lexus at the same time she’s attempting her turn, and unfortunately and technically, they hit.
According to OP’s title, it seems like the lady thought they didn’t hit and, instead of completing her “turn” into the parking lot, she attempted to drive off.
“I ended up pulling in front of her and told her she needs to pull into the parking lot immediately. I told her to get in front of me and go first that way she wouldn’t run if I pulled in first. Luckily, there was just some paint transfer on my door and fender, so I was able to wipe it clean with the microfiber on the spot. I was on my way to an appointment I didn’t want to miss, so I cursed her out and left.”
Despite some other commenters wanting OP to exact justice to the full extent of the law, according to OP, for the amount of damage, or the lack thereof, it just wasn’t worth it.
Thankfully, it was just some paint that, quite literally, buffed out.
OP and others also pointed out there are two more entrances to the Southland Mall Parking Lot, the nearest one just 500 feet away (I measured on Google Maps.)
“The road design is okay, OP said there are two more entrances for that plaza ahead. They should have changed lanes properly and chosen an entrance that didn’t require them to turn across a lane of moving traffic. The driver was just impatient and not aware of their surroundings,” /u/penguin_buffet added.
“Dang! In her new Lexus, no less. I have the same one and it’s a 2025. With all the safety features, I’m surprised this even happened,” /u/Trick-Acadia293 commented.
This is arguably considered an improper turn and a moving violation in Miami-Dade. Violators in Miami-Dade County are subject to a $179 fine before all the fees and 3 points on your record.