Van hits, kills 2 pedestrians in Margate

Willie Johnson, Laurie Koffarnus were crossing State Road 7 at time

MARGATE, Fla. – Two people are dead after they were hit by a van in Margate early Thursday morning.

It happened along Northwest 8th Street and State Road 7 about 12:22 a.m.

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Police say 63-year-old Willie Johnson and 49-year-old Laurie Koffarnus were trying to cross State Road 7 when they were hit and killed.

The driver of the van stayed on the scene and is working with investigators.

As of Thursday morning, no charges had been filed.


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Elsa Bolt is a South Florida native and an Emmy Award Winning Executive News Producer. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Miami in 2008, she entered the news industry and has spent most of her career with Local 10 News.

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