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PASSENGER DIES IN POMPANO BEACH CRASH
- PIO Number:
- 24-10-22
- BSO Case Number:
- 11-2410-001368
- Date:
- Oct. 4, 2024
- Time:
- 8:13 p.m.
- Jurisdiction:
- Pompano Beach
- Place of Occurrence:
- 2300 block of West Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
- Driver 1:
- Jose Garcia-Pelaez, 23, male, Pompano Beach
- Passenger:
- Margarita Ortuno Cruz, additional information withheld, Marsy’s Law (DECEASED)
- Driver 2:
- Chris Cherenfant, additional information withheld, Marsy’s Law
- Description of Incident:
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating a car crash in Pompano Beach earlier this month that killed a female passenger in one of the vehicles.
According to detectives, around 8:13 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, the driver of a 2008 Ford Mustang, Jose Garcia Pelaez, was traveling eastbound on West Atlantic Boulevard within the 2300 block. At the same time, the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, Chris Cherenfant, was traveling westbound on West Atlantic Boulevard and preparing to make a left turn onto Walmart Drive. As the driver of the Malibu made the left turn, the Mustang struck the Malibu on the passenger side in a T-bone style collision. The Mustang continued travelling eastbound where it rolled over, causing a passenger in the vehicle, Margarita Ortuno Cruz, to be ejected.
Paramedics transported Cruz to Broward Health North where she was pronounced deceased. The drivers of both vehicles and another passenger in the Mustang were also transported to Broward Health North with injuries not expected to be life-threatening.
The investigation is ongoing.
INVESTIGATORS:
Dets. S. Strzalkowski & G. Tonna, THI
Sgt. R. Hager, THI
THIS REPORT BY:
Carey Codd/Sr. PIO
10/22/2024 1000
Pompano Beach, PBFR
- PIO Number:
- 24-10-22
- BSO Case Number:
- 11-2410-001368
- Date:
- Oct. 4, 2024
- Time:
- 8:13 p.m.
- Jurisdiction:
- Pompano Beach
- Place of Occurrence:
- 2300 block of West Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
- Driver 1:
- Jose Garcia-Pelaez, 23, male, Pompano Beach
- Passenger:
- Margarita Ortuno Cruz, additional information withheld, Marsy’s Law (DECEASED)
- Driver 2:
- Chris Cherenfant, additional information withheld, Marsy’s Law
- Description of Incident:
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating a car crash in Pompano Beach earlier this month that killed a female passenger in one of the vehicles.
According to detectives, around 8:13 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, the driver of a 2008 Ford Mustang, Jose Garcia Pelaez, was traveling eastbound on West Atlantic Boulevard within the 2300 block. At the same time, the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, Chris Cherenfant, was traveling westbound on West Atlantic Boulevard and preparing to make a left turn onto Walmart Drive. As the driver of the Malibu made the left turn, the Mustang struck the Malibu on the passenger side in a T-bone style collision. The Mustang continued travelling eastbound where it rolled over, causing a passenger in the vehicle, Margarita Ortuno Cruz, to be ejected.
Paramedics transported Cruz to Broward Health North where she was pronounced deceased. The drivers of both vehicles and another passenger in the Mustang were also transported to Broward Health North with injuries not expected to be life-threatening.
The investigation is ongoing.
INVESTIGATORS:
Dets. S. Strzalkowski & G. Tonna, THI
Sgt. R. Hager, THI
THIS REPORT BY:
Carey Codd/Sr. PIO
10/22/2024 1000
Pompano Beach, PBFR
