Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide detectives are investigating a crash that occurred last Monday that killed a man riding a scooter. 

According to detectives, around 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 3, Broward County Regional Communications received a report of a traffic crash involving a Broward County Transit (TOPS) bus and a scooter. The crash occurred in the 800 block of Northwest Fourth Street in Fort Lauderdale. The scooter rider, William Smith, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. Sadly, on Thursday, Nov. 6, Smith died from the injuries suffered in the crash. 

Initially, Fort Lauderdale Police officers responded to the crash. Following Smith’s death, BSO detectives took the lead on the investigation as the crash involved a Broward County bus. According to detectives, the driver of the TOPS bus was conducting a left turn from Northwest Fourth Street onto Northwest Eighth Avenue when the scooter rider collided with the passenger side of the bus. 

According to BSO detectives, the investigation is ongoing.