{"id":203065,"date":"2026-03-23T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203065\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:35:07","slug":"authorities-confirm-1-dead-after-stolen-van-crashes-into-fort-lauderdale-marina-suspected-driver-identified-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203065\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities confirm 1 dead after stolen van crashes into Fort Lauderdale marina; suspected driver identified &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; One woman is now dead after a stolen van <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/uncategorized\/2-hospitalized-after-van-speeds-through-fort-lauderdale-marina-plunges-into-canal\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/uncategorized\/2-hospitalized-after-van-speeds-through-fort-lauderdale-marina-plunges-into-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">crashed into a canal at a Fort Lauderdale marina Sunday night<\/a> following a long pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were being very reckless obviously,\u201d said a local.<\/p>\n<p>According to Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office, the incident began around 7:30 p.m., when a deputy spotted the driver, who they\u2019ve identified as Michael Malik Harvey, driving recklessly in the area of Southwest 33rd Avenue in West Park.<\/p>\n<p>After running the tag of the vehicle deputies found that the van was reported stolen out of Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said that the deputy then tried to initiate a traffic stop, but Harvey allegedly sped off and hit the deputy\u2019s marked cruiser in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy stayed at the scene, but a Pembroke Pines officer later spotted the stolen van near West Hallandale Beach Boulevard, just west of Interstate 95.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey reportedly then intentionally tried to hit the Pembroke Pines officer\u2019s vehicle as well, which launched the multi-agency pursuit, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit took the officers to an RV park on State Road 84 shortly before 8 p.m., where Harvey then rammed through a gate, and then crashed the car into a canal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden, boom, right through the gate, blew it to pieces,\u201d said Liam Lenihan, who witnessed the van hit the gate.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said that Harvey then told police that a woman was also inside the vehicle, who first responders then rushed to save.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI mean the first responders were really great, really active, they all jumped, three of them jumped immediately back in the water, but they did pull somebody else back out, which you hate to see.\u201d said the local. \u201cThey did all the measures they could, I\u2019m not sure what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where the woman was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The identity of the woman has not yet been released.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey is now facing multiple charges, including felony murder, fleeing and eluding causing death, aggravated assault on an officer and grand theft.<\/p>\n<p>BSO is investigating the initial incident and the homicide, while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be investigating the in-custody death, according to BSO.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. 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