$10,000 reward offered for information on Lauderdale Lakes fatal crash

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a fatal crash that occurred last year in Lauderdale Lakes.

According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Claudinne Caro, the crash happened shortly after noon on Aug. 5, 2023, in the area of ​​West Oakland Park Boulevard near Northwest 43rd Avenue.

Caro said the driver was westbound on Oakland Park Boulevard in a white 2017 Chevrolet Malibu when the car struck Brudienell Kelly, who was walking southbound in or near the crosswalk.

“The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the Chevrolet Malibu struck Kelly with the front right side of the vehicle, which caused the pedestrian to be ejected in the northwest direction,” Caro said in a news release issued Friday . “The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu fled the scene without stopping or rendering aid, leaving behind vehicle debris at the scene. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported Kelly to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.”

Caro confirmed that detectives found the car that hit Kelly in a parking lot with damage consistent with the crash, but the driver has not been found or identified.

Anyone with information on the identity of the driver is asked to call BSO Traffic Homicide Detective Chandler Greetham at 954-321-4844 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.orgor dial **TIPS (8477) from any cell phone in the United States.