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PEDESTRIAN DIES IN DEERFIELD BEACH CRASH DRIVER LEAVES SCENE BUT RETURNS

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PIO Number:
20-10-9
BSO Case Number:
10-2010-001763
Date:
Oct. 12, 2020
Time:
4:44 a.m.
Jurisdiction:
Deerfield Beach
Place of Occurrence:
600 block of West Sample Road, Deerfield Beach
Pedestrian:
Pedro A. Escalante Hernandez, 50, 3/12/1970, male, 701 W. Sample Road, Deerfield Beach (DECEASED)
Driver:
Yvon Isnor, 67, Pompano Beach
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide detectives are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed early Monday morning.
Shortly before 5 a.m., BSO deputies responded to a vehicle versus a pedestrian crash in the 600 block of W. Sample Road in Deerfield Beach. Preliminary investigation shows that Yvon Isnor was driving a 2004 Honda Element westbound on Sample Road when his vehicle struck Pedro Escalante-Hernandez who was walking northbound across the roadway.
Isnor did not immediately stop to render aid. At approximately 5:09 a.m., Isnor returned to the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded and transported Escalante-Hernandez to Broward Health North where he was pronounced dead.
BSO traffic homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the cause of the crash.

INVESTIGATORS:
Dets. De Jesus & Slagle-Grant, THI
Sgt. Hager, THI

THIS REPORT BY:
Miranda Grossman/PIO
10/13/20 1345

Deerfield Beach; BSFR