Authorities in Sunny Isles Beach were confused about whether they would be able to charge a teen who allegedly ran over a police officer with a crime.
Avraham Gil was arrested, mug-shotted, and later released after police were informed they could not keep him or charge him because his father is a U.S. diplomat.
However, the United States government has now set the record straight on whether the diplomat’s son is above the law.
Gil’s lawyers thought he would avoid facing two felony charges after allegedly running over a Sunny Isles Beach Lt. Ruben Zamora during a traffic stop on Collins Avenue near 174th St. on Saturday, Jan. 27, because of his father.
The officer told him to stop “weaving in-between vehicles.” Still, instead of following the officer’s command, a police report states he accelerated his vehicle and “intentionally ran him over,” causing him to injure his leg.
“Lt. Zamora stated that the defendant then intentionally ran him over at which point he grabbed the defendant with both of his hands and redirected him towards the ground to stop him,” according to the report.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics transported Zamora to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.
In addition to the collision, police reports indicate that Gil was driving without a valid license and operating a motorcycle that had no license plate on it. He was also fined $300 for not having a license, which the state requires.
“It should be noted that Avraham spontaneously uttered that he was sorry and that he was just driving in between vehicles to cut in front of the line because he hates waiting behind traffic,” the report reads, according to the Miami New Times.
Police bodycam footage of the incident has been released to the proper authorities.
The 19-year-old was then nabbed by the police and hit with a first-degree felony charge for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with…
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