FHP: 1 dead, 1 injured after hit-and-run driver strikes pedestrians on side of I-95

Hallandale Beach fatal hit-and-run (WPLG)

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down for several hours Sunday morning because of a hit-and-run crash that turned fatal.

It happened around 3 a.m. near the exit for Hallandale Beach Boulevard.

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FHP troopers began allowing some traffic to get by later in the morning.

According to FHP, a box truck that had been going south on I-95 ran out of gas, and the driver and two passengers walked to a nearby gas station.

When they returned to the box truck, FHP says two of the pedestrians were struck by a dark-colored sedan that had been traveling in the right lane.

One of the people who was hit, a 34-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim, a 43-year-old man, was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood in serious condition.

Authorities are now searching for the driver of the dark-colored sedan.

Anyone with information is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.


About the Author:

David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.