PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - One person was killed and five others were taken to the hospital following a violent crash in Pembroke Pines that resulted in hours-long lane closures, police said.
Pembroke Pines Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the wreck at the intersection of Dykes Road and Northwest 12th Street, just outside of the TownGate neighborhood, at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
“I got a couple of notifications, like, on the Ring app and stuff. I heard there was a big accident there on Dykes,” said area resident Ray Garcia. “As soon as I see Dykes Road, I’m like, ‘That’s my house,’ you know, right down the street. So I went to see, and it sucks to see what I read.”
Investigators said two vehicles were heading northbound when they collided.
“Oh, my God, I don’t even want to look,” a woman is heard saying in cellphone video of the crash scene.
Area resident Cristian Ortiz said he went outside his home shortly after the crash took place.
“And I saw a car split in two parts,” he said.
Ortiz said he tried to help.
“And I saw the old, elderly guy driving, I think, the Ford, and I was holding his head because he was bleeding,” he said. “I just talked to him, ‘Everything is going to be fine. The rescue is coming to help you.'”
First responders pronounced one person dead at the scene.
Paramedics transported the surviving victims to area hospitals. Four of the victims were reported to have been in one car, while one was the driver of the other. Their conditions are unknown.
Detectives said speed appears to have been a factor in the wreck. Neighbors said they are not surprised.
“It was very stressful, and I thought about my own children living here, and basically people here always speed,” said area resident Carla Marius. “You see people speed here, 65 [miles per hour], they’re not going the regular 45 miles I think it’s supposed to be. So, it’s very tragic. You know, young people tend to speed, and someone passed away on that.”
Officers shut down all southbound lanes of Dykes Road between Pines Boulevard and Sheridan Street.
Due to the multiple closures, area residents were unable to get to their homes. Garcia was among them.
“I just came from a flight, just got here, I got my suitcases, and they wouldn’t let me in, so I guess I’m just kind of waiting out here until everything passes,” said Garcia.
Roads have since reopened.
Saturday evening, 7News cameras captured a small memorial near the scene of the crash, by the TownGate entrance. People stopped by during the day to leave balloons, flowers and stuffed animals.
Police have not provided any details about the victims’ ages or identities, as they continue to investigate.
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