Man killed in hit-and-run on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale, troopers say

Troopers are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man early Friday on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale.

The hit-and-run crash happened before 5 a.m. on the northbound lanes of I-95, just south of Broward Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers have blocked off two right lanes in the area for the investigation.

The pedestrian’s identity will not be released until family is notified.

Drivers should expect possible delays during the morning rush hour or seek alternate routes.

Anyone with information that can help with the investigation should contact police.

This bulletin will be updated

This story was originally published June 18, 2021 at 7:37 AM.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription