FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities are searching for a motorcyclist who they said struck two teenage girls in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale last month.
It happened around 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 4 near the intersection of A1A and North Grenada Street.
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Bridget McGrath, the mother of Vivianne Smith,14. told Local 10 News in a sworn statement that she, Smith and her friend, Audree Valdenaro, 15, who she was the legal guardian of at the time, were crossing the intersection of A1A and North Grenada Street, on their way to the Westin Resort, when an unidentified motorcyclist drove in between stopped vehicles and struck the girls.
McGrath said in the sworn statement that the motorcyclist was visibly distressed and returned to his vehicle to move it out of the roadway after the crash.
Shortly after the crash, she said the motorcyclist approached the victim and apologized to the victims.
Authorities said the motorcyclist then got back on the bike and fled the scene going westbound on Seville Street.
According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash.
McGrath’s statement said Valendaro was transported to Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale where she was treated for her injuries and received multiple stitches.
It also said that Valdenaro sustained bruising had to have her ankle wrapped following the incident.
McGrath said in the sworn statement the motorcyclist had a slight to medium build, dark short hair, brown eyes, white t-shirt, tan shorts and was not wearing a helmet at the time that he approached her.
Police said an officer who responded to the incident canvassed the area but didn’t find the motorcycle or rider.
Detectives released a grainy photo of the driver who they said was driving a black motorcycle at the time of the crash.
Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477.
Any tips to Crime Stoppers that lead to an arrest can result in a cash reward of up to $10,000.
