A pedestrian has died after they were struck by a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy early Saturday morning in Pompano Beach.
According to BSO, shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday, deputies in Pompano Beach responded to a crash near the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard.
“When I heard a noise, I heard skid marks,” said a man who lives in the area. “Skrrr, bah! And then I jumped up. I came out to look and I just see all these sheriffs and paramedics out here.”
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue also responded and when units arrived they found the deputy involved as well as the pedestrian.
Emergency personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
Authorities have since reopened roads after hours of detours and the BSO cruiser was towed away.
At this time officials have not released any information on the identity of the victim, what they were doing at the time of the crash, or the deputy’s condition.
At this time, BSO Traffic Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident,
