{"id":171393,"date":"2026-02-27T12:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171393\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:26:07","slug":"motorist-killed-after-police-pursuit-on-florida-turnpike-in-broward-leads-to-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171393\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorist killed after police pursuit on Florida Turnpike in Broward leads to crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

An investigation is underway in Broward County<\/a> after a police pursuit on the Florida Turnpike led to a crash and the death of an innocent motorist.<\/p>\n

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies assisted Coconut Creek<\/a> police with an investigation into a stolen vehicle out of Fort Lauderdale just after 4 p.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said that their involvement in the incident began in the area of Sample Road and the Florida Turnpike.<\/p>\n

At some point during the investigation, the sheriff’s office said the driver of the stolen vehicle, who has only been identified as a female, hit a marked Broward Sheriff’s Office vehicle, as well as a Coconut Creek police vehicle.<\/p>\n

At that point, the sheriff’s office said that a pursuit was initiated for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n

The driver then entered the Florida Turnpike southbound, and the Florida Highway Patrol also began to investigate.<\/p>\n

The Florida Highway Patrol said that a collision took place as the vehicles headed south, and that resulted in the death of a motorist near Sunrise Boulevard near Plantation.<\/p>\n

The southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike were closed for hours during the investigation but have since reopened.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said that the deputy and Coconut Creek police officer who were hit by the stolen vehicle were taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.<\/p>\n

The driver of the stolen vehicle was also taken to a hospital. Investigators have not yet released her identity, and specific criminal charges related to the incident are still being investigated.<\/p>\n

Motorist’s death during pursuit now second in two weeks<\/p>\n

This is the second time in less than two weeks<\/a> that an innocent driver was killed after being hit by a vehicle during a pursuit.<\/p>\n

Last week, a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy was pursuing a vehicle near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport when it became involved in a violent crash.<\/p>\n

That crash also led to the death of an innocent motorist.<\/p>\n

The suspect in that pursuit was also arrested.<\/p>\n

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