Driver Leaves The Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Oakland Park

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The Broward County Sheriffs Office Traffic Homicide Unit is looking into a collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on February 8 in Oakland Park in the morning around 4;42 a.m. BSO Traffic Homicide Unit investigators and Oakland Park Fire Rescue were informed and rushed to the site of an incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the 1600 block of Oakland Park Boulevard. Upon arrival, at the scene deputies found an adult male pedestrian lying on the road pavement Emergency personnel transported him to Broward Health Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. The initial inquiry showed that the driver of the vehicle was heading east on Oakland Park Boulevard when the vehicle hit the pedestrian and then left the scene according to investigators. They report that the collision took place near a bus bench on the road. The investigation is still, in progress and anyone who has information is urged to reach out to Detective Gino Tonna at BSO Traffic Homicide Unit by calling (954) 321 4888 or submitting a tip through the SaferWatch app. If you want to keep your identity confidential and potentially receive a cash prize kindly reach out to Broward Crime Stoppers via phone on 954. 493. TIPS (8477) visit their website browardcrimestoppers.org online or dial **TIPS (8477 ) from any cellphone within the United States. Providing information that results in an arrest related to this incident could make you eligible for a reward of much, as $10 000.

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