William Candelario, 21, said he was driving on Julia Tuttle Causeway near Interstate 95 about 3-4 a.m. when he claims a blue Porche driven by Mourning hit his 2010 Audi.
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Candelario told his attorney that Mourning left the scene of the accident and returned 45-50 minutes later in a vehicle driven by his wife, Tracy.
The newspaper reported that Candelario was taken to Aventura Hospital, where he was treated for a concussion and bruises.
In an interview at his annual Summer Groove, Mourning acknowledged the accident involving Candelario but denied illegally fleeing the scene.
"I left and came right back . . . there was no panic at all, because I didn't do anything wrong," Mourning told NBC Miami.
Mourning said Candelario had already been involved in a separate accident when his accident occurred.
"There was a current accident already in progress," Mourning told NBC Miami. “There was an accident, and unfortunately they were in the way of progress. There were cars already in the middle of the street, before I even got to the scene. Once I found out everybody was all right, I came back to the scene, spoke to the troopers and everything."
Sgt.Tom Pikul of the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed to the Sun-Sentinel that Mourning’s was the second of two crashes involving Candelario’s car that night.
According to Pikul, Candelario’s car and another vehicle had collided and were stopped in the street when Mourning hit Candelario. However, Pikul told the paper, the case is still being investigated and charges are pending.
Mourning is currently a vice president of player programs and development for the Heat organization.
In March, Mourning made headlines for another traffic-related incident when he got out of his car and stopped traffic on US Highway 1 to help a disabled person in a wheelchair cross the street.
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