POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A pedestrian was killed and a driver was injured in a crash at a bus stop Tuesday afternoon in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
BSO officials said deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue medics responded to a crash that occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the 500 block of U.S. 1.
Authorities said a preliminary investigation found that a driver struck a pedestrian who was on a sidewalk. They said deputies pronounced the pedestrian, who has not been identified at this time, dead at the scene.
According to detectives, the driver of a 2024 BMW M240i, who they identified as Jo Anne Llera, was traveling southbound on South Federal Highway when she was involved in a rear-end collision with a 2017 Honda Accord.
Investigators said Llera maneuvered around the Honda and continued southbound.
They said the BMW later drifted into the swale along the west side of the roadway in the 900 block of South Federal Highway before crashing into a covered Broward County bus bench where a pedestrian was located.
Authorities said it is unclear whether the pedestrian was sitting on the bench or standing when he was struck. BSO deputies pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
After striking the bus bench, detectives said the BMW continued traveling and hit two light poles, a tree and several unoccupied vehicles at a nearby auto dealership.
Paramedics with Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported Llera to Broward Health North with injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.
Authorities said debris from the crash also struck a 2010 Lincoln Town Car traveling southbound on South Federal Highway. They said nine unoccupied vehicles at the dealership were damaged.
Witnesses told Local 10’s Roy Ramos that the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a bench at the bus stop where the pedestrian, who was covered with a yellow tarp at the scene, had been sitting.
“All of a sudden cops flew in, roped off the road and made me turn around and drive five miles the other way,” witness Bill McKain said. “I don’t know how fast you can really get on this road with stop lights in between.”
Authorities said the driver of the vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries.
The crash also damaged other vehicles at a nearby car dealership and left the destroyed bus bench in the roadway.
“My heart goes out to them and their family,” McKain said. “I couldn’t even image being there and having something like that happen.”
A man named Mark told Local 10’s Jolena Esperto that he was passing through the area with his son when the bus bench was thrown about 100 feet, scattering pieces across the sidewalk.
“We gotta keep an eye on him,” he said. “There’s so many cars going so fast lately the speed limit should be a lot less than it is.”
Amanda Nicholas, who rides the bus and often gets off at that stop, said the incident has made her thankful for life.
“You never know what’s going to happen. You never know, so you just have to be thankful for each day because it could have been me. I come off at this bus stop, and just seeing it this morning, it hit me like, ‘Whoa, that’s my bus stop,’” she said.
Authorities said BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. The BMW involved in the crash was towed away.
They said the southbound lanes of U.S. 1 between Southeast Ninth Street and Southeast 12th Street were temporarily closed during the investigation but have since reopened.
No other details about the crash were immediately released.
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