Broward County

One person dead, another injured in two-car Fort Lauderdale crash, police say

Fort Lauderdale police said a person died and a man was injured in a two-car crash in the 1700 block of East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale police said a person died and a man was injured in a two-car crash in the 1700 block of East Las Olas Blvd. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A two-car crash in Fort Lauderdale Friday has left one person dead and another injured.

Just after 6 p.m., Fort Lauderdale police were called to a crash where people were injured in the 1700 block of East Las Olas Boulevard, police said.

Officers said the crash involved two cars and that a person had died at the crash site. Police did not identified the deceased person. A man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.

FLPD’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the incident.

This story was originally published October 9, 2020 at 8:31 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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