- BSO Case Number:
- 12-2108-002245
- 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)
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