{"id":401879,"date":"2026-09-16T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401879\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:42:09","slug":"broward-deputies-identify-bicyclist-killed-in-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401879\/","title":{"rendered":"Broward deputies identify bicyclist killed in hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_647_fitted.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Jacob Robinson, 71, of Pompano Beach, was found dead on Aug. 23, 2026.\" alt=\"Jacob Robinson, 71, of Pompano Beach, was found dead on Aug. 23, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Jacob Robinson, 71, of Pompano Beach, was found dead on Aug. 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>            Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p>Deputies have identified a man found dead in a grass swale last month and are asking for the public\u2019s help in locating the driver who hit him, according to the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Robinson, 71, of Pompano Beach, was found dead shortly after 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 23. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316992150.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lying on the side of a road<\/a> near a bicycle on the 1700 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a Wednesday statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Broward Medical Examiner\u2019s Office said Robinson\u2019s injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. No information was available about a suspect or vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to contact BSO Traffic Homicide Detective Chandler Greetham at 954-321-4844 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch App. If tipsters wish to remain anonymous, they can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or go online at <a href=\"http:\/\/browardcrimestoppers.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">browardcrimestoppers.org<\/a>. Anonymous tips that lead to an arrest are eligible for a Broward Crime Stoppers reward of up to $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/313699071\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789594929_921_Headshots AGS 036 .jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Sofia Saric\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacob Robinson, 71, of Pompano Beach, was found dead on Aug. 23, 2026. Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputies have&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-401879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}