Two Broward children are dead. Four are injured. Find the monster who did this | Editorial

Someone behind the wheel of a car hit six children in Broward County and kept on going. This driver killed two children. The other four were in the hospital, some in critical condition.

Through diligent police work, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday that deputies have found the 2009 Honda Accord involved in this horrible crime. That’s great news.

In an act of typical South Florida impatience, a failure to brake soon enough or just unimaginable indifference, witnesses on Monday said that the driver, identified as a man, veered onto a Wilton Manors sidewalk, where the children were playing, in order to get around a county bus that had stopped to let passengers off.

And, in an indisputable act of cruelty, the driver sped off, witnesses said, leaving the children injured, dying or dead. Andrea Fleming, 6, and Kylie Jones, 5, died after they were hit in the 2400 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue. Johnathan Carter, 10, Andre Fleming, 2, Draya Fleming, 9 and Laziyah Stokes, 9 were taken to Broward Health Medical Center.

Now that that the car has been found, help them find the monster who was behind the wheel. If you have seen something or know something, say something. Call Broward Crime Stoppers — 954-493-8477.

Editor’s note: This editorial has been updated to include new information.

This story was originally published December 27, 2021 at 8:23 PM.