DRIVER SOUGHT IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN CRASH


PIO Number 26-4-6 Case Number 12-2604-000790
Date April 8, 2026 Time 12:19 a.m.
Jurisdiction Oakland Park
Place of Occurrence

4400 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue, Oakland Park

Pedestrian

Adult female, name withheld, pending next-of-kin notification (DECEASED)

Driver

Unidentified

Description of Incident

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Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in Oakland Park. The deadly collision occurred at approximately 12:19 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8, near the 4400 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue.

According to investigators, the driver of a 2016 to 2018 Nissan Maxima was traveling northbound on Northwest Ninth Avenue when the vehicle struck a pedestrian crossing the roadway. Detectives say the pedestrian was not in a designated crosswalk area when the crash occurred.

BSO deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded, and the pedestrian, identified as an adult female, was pronounced deceased on scene.

Investigators are asking anyone with information on the driver or vehicle to contact BSO Traffic Homicide Detective Shelby Campbell at 954-321-4840 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. If you wish to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States. If your tip leads to an arrest in this case, you are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

INVESTIGATORS

Det. S. Campbell & C. De Jesus, THI
Sgt. R. Hager, THI
Oakland Park, OPFR

THIS REPORT BY

Gerdy St. Louis/PIO