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Amanda Batchelor , Digital Executive Producer
Amanda Batchelor , Digital Executive Producer
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a Broward Sheriff’s Office vehicle Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
The crash was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Ocean Drive.
According to BSO spokesman Carey Codd, the deputy was on duty when he struck the pedestrian, identified only as an adult male.
“I came out of my building and there was a huge police presence here with flashing lights,” one resident in the area told Local 10 News. “I asked one of the BSO officers what the issue was and he said that a worker has been hurt. And I said, ‘I hope he’s OK,’ and he said, ‘Me too.’”
There is a construction site along North Ocean Boulevard, where the crash occurred.
Several people who work there said they know the man who was hit.
“I got here and was told the porta potty guy was hit by a cop,” one worker said. “He’s a sanitation cleaner -- he cleans the porta potties.”
While the victim suffered serious injuries, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue also transported the deputy to a local hospital as a precaution.
Codd said BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.
Both directions of North Ocean Drive between the 1000 and 1300 blocks were temporarily closed after the accident.
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Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.
Annaliese Garcia joined Local 10 News in January 2020. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism. She began her career at Univision. Before arriving at Local 10, she was with NBC2 (WBBH-TV) covering Southwest Florida. She's glad to be back in Miami!
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