WOMAN KILLED IN OAKLAND PARK CRASH

Broward Sheriff's Office: Public Information Office
PIO Number:
21-8-20
BSO Case Number:
12-2108-002245
Date:
Aug. 17, 2021
Time:
9:21 p.m.
Jurisdiction:
Oakland Park
Place of Occurrence:
900 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, Oakland Park  
Driver 1:
Eleisha Joseph, 18, female, Fort Lauderdale 

P1: Juvenile male 
Driver 2:
Adult male, name withheld, Marsy’s Law
P1: Adult female, name withheld, Marsy’s Law
P2: Adult female, name withheld, Marsy’s Law (DECEASED)
Description of Incident:
A traffic crash in Oakland Park on Tuesday night killed a woman and left a man with life-threatening injuries. 

At approximately 9:21 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a two-car crash in the 900 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard. Detectives with BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit and Oakland Park Fire Rescue also responded. 

According to detectives, the driver of a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, Eleisha Joseph, was heading westbound on West Oakland Park Boulevard, and the driver of a 2021 Kia Forte was heading eastbound on West Oakland Park Boulevard as both vehicles approached Powerline Road on a solid green light. The driver of the Kia Forte attempted to make a U-turn at Powerline Road to travel west on West Oakland Park Boulevard. At that time, the Chevrolet Cavalier entered the intersection and struck the rear passenger side of the Kia Forte in a T-bone style collision. 

OPFR transported five individuals in the vehicles to a nearby hospital. A female passenger in the Kia Forte was pronounced deceased at the hospital, and the driver of the Kia Forte suffered life-threatening injuries. 

The traffic homicide investigation into the crash is ongoing.

INVESTIGATORS:
Dets. S. Strzalkowski & S. Williams, THI, Sgt. R. Hager, THI

Oakland Park; Oakland Park Fire Rescue

THIS REPORT BY:
Carey Codd/Sr. PIO
8/18/21 1325