FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Surveillance video captured a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend.
According to the victim’s family, Jonathan Frederick was trying to cross the road along Broward Boulevard and Northwest Seventh Avenue when a speeding car struck him, at around 3 a.m., Saturday.
Video obtained from a surveillance video camera at a nearby gas station showed Frederick stumbling as he got on the road just moments before the collision.
7News spoke with a witness who heard the crash.
“I was standing on the side of the store,” said Phillip. “All I heard was a big crash. It sounded like a car hit a car. I never thought it was a person getting hit. I came around [and saw] a guy laying in the middle of the street, walked up, his head was split. There was blood, and I knew he was gone.”
Frederick was an artist who helped take care of an elderly relative, relatives said.
“I feel like, man, somebody who hit somebody shouldn’t really just take off on that person,” said Timothy Major. “They should take care of that person. Make sure they call the police or the ambulance or something.”
One witness said the driver should be held accountable.
“Leaving the scene after you hit somebody, completely wrong,” said Phillip. “You deserve whatever you get when they catch you.”
Police are searching for a silver 2011 through 2019 Hyundai Sonata with front-end damage.
If you have any information on this fatal hit-and-run, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.
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