Pedestrian gets run over by car after jumping into traffic on Venetian Causeway, police say Published: Tags: Officers responded to reports that a pedestrian jumped into traffic on Saturday on the Venetian Causeway. (Google Maps) MIAMI – Traffic homicide detectives are investigating what prompted a pedestrian to jump in front of traffic on Saturday on the Venetian Causeway, police said. According to Officer Michael Vega, a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, several witnesses said the pedestrian got run over by a car just east of North Bayshore Drive. Vega said the pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.