A body was found next to a car on I-95 in Broward, closing lanes for hours. What we know

A death investigation is underway after a body was found next to a car on Interstate 95 in Broward County early Thursday.

The investigation closed southbound lanes of I-95 near Oakland Park Boulevard for several hours. The Broward County Sheriff Office said it was notified about the body around 12:15 a.m. Oakland Park Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol also responded.

The body was taken to the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office, which will determine the cause and manner of death.

The sheriff’s office says its homicide detectives are investigating the death.

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

This bulletin will be updated.

This story was originally published December 1, 2022 at 5:46 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