Bicyclist hospitalized after crash near Fort Lauderdale airport, deputies say

A driver struck and injured a bicyclist early Wednesday near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, deputies said.

The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Perimeter Road and temporary closed a stretch of the road near the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum and Ron Gardner Aircraft Observation Area for several hours.

The bicyclist was taken to the hospital for treatment. The Broward County Sheriff Office didn’t disclose medical condition.

Deputies say the driver remained at the crash site. BSO’s Traffic Homicide detectives are investigating.

No other details were immediately available.

This story was originally published July 27, 2022 at 7:07 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