UPDATE
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — POMPANO BEACH — Two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies went into a canal and pulled an elderly woman from her sinking vehicle after it drove into the water near a shopping plaza in Pompano Beach.
Broward County Regional Communications received the report around 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 1. The call came in for a vehicle that drove into a body of water adjacent to a shopping plaza in the 2600 block of South Palm Aire Drive.
BSO deputies responded along with Pompano Beach Fire Rescue and an off-duty Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue captain.
According to BSO, Det. Robert Rutkowski, Dep. Zachary Kerin and Fort Lauderdale Fire Captain Keith Costa were first on scene. They saw the vehicle taking on water and sinking, and moved quickly to reach the driver, who was trapped inside.
Body-worn camera video captured the rescue. As the vehicle continued to sink, Dep. Kerin shattered the passenger-side window. The two deputies then pulled the woman out through the opening.
Deputies on shore helped pull the rescuers and the driver back to land. BSO said the vehicle disappeared beneath the water seconds after the woman was brought to shore.
Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony credited the deputies’ actions for the outcome, calling it a rescue measured in seconds.
BSO did not release the woman’s name or provide additional details about her condition beyond saying she was alive after the rescue.
For residents in Boca Raton and across Palm Beach County who drive regularly in Broward, the incident is a reminder that canals and retention ponds sit close to many roadways and shopping areas. In emergencies like this, the response falls to local dispatch and the agencies on scene — in this case Broward County Regional Communications, BSO, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.
What happens next is typically handled by the agencies involved. BSO has released the body-worn camera video as part of its public information report on the incident.
Originally reported by Boca Post
BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Pembroke Park police and Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide detectives are working a fatal hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist late Monday night on Hallandale Beach Boulevard.
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit said the crash happened at about 9:50 p.m. Monday, April 27, near the 4800 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park.
Investigators said the bicyclist was traveling eastbound in the right thru lane when a 2023 black Cadillac Escalade rear-ended the bicycle. The driver then fled the scene, according to BSO.
Paramedics pronounced the bicyclist dead at the scene. BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit was requested to investigate.
During the investigation, detectives identified and located the Escalade, BSO said. The agency did not release the bicyclist’s identity or any information about the driver.
BSO is asking anyone with information about the crash or the driver to contact BSO Traffic Homicide Detective Jose Guzman at 954-321-4888. Tips can also be submitted through the SaferWatch app.
For people who want to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, BSO said to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), go to browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.
What happens next is the traffic homicide investigation. Detectives will continue gathering information about what happened in the moments before and after the collision, and they are still asking the public for help.
For residents in Boca Raton and across South Florida, the key detail is the location and direction of travel: the bicyclist was in the eastbound right thru lane on Hallandale Beach Boulevard when the collision happened, and investigators say the vehicle involved was a 2023 black Cadillac Escalade. Anyone who saw the crash, saw the SUV leaving, or has video or other information is being asked to contact BSO or Crime Stoppers.
