WEST PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Two people were killed in an overnight motorcycle crash in West Park that left one of the vehicles split in half.
The crash involved a group of bikers who were heading west on Hallandale Beach Boulevard near Southwest 40th Avenue, at around 2 a.m., Sunday.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews pronounced two people dead at the scene.
Family members have identified the victims as Oscar Boatwright of Belle Glade, Florida, and Michael McKenzie of Miami.
“This is just not something any of us was expecting. This is not the kind of call I thought I was going to get,” said Tiffani McKenzie, McKenzie’s cousin. “He just had his gender reveal, so he has one coming, and I don’t know. I couldn’t imagine how it feels right now to know that he’s not going to be able to be there.”
Witnesses said McKenzie was on his green motorcycle, and Boatwright was riding on his Harley-Davidson moments before the crash.
“I’m not sure of the exact story of how everything happened, but I just know he was doing what he loved to do: he was riding,” said McKenzie.
7News cameras captured debris littered across the roadway from the crash.
Boatwright’s Harley-Davidson was split in half from the impact.
“Well, they came down here. He rides motorcycles, and they had a motorcycle event or something down here or somewhere, and he was heading to attending that,” said Glenn Collier, Boatwright’s cousin. “Just going to have to fight it out and try to get through it.”
BSO traffic homicide detectives are investigating the crash.
Deputies closed several roads in the surrounding area while they investigated. They have since reopened to traffic.
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