A woman was rushed to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into her at a gas station in Pembroke Park and fled the scene, and police believe the impact was intentional.
Pembroke Park Police units responded to the Orion Gas Station, located on 3964 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Gas station video shows the headlights of the subject’s car turning into the gas station. On the top right hand corner of the frame, the victim is seen stepping away from a pump, appearing to head toward the store.
But then the driver is seen speeding straight toward the woman as she crossed the parking lot.
Sandra Alexandre identified the victim as her 32-year-old sister, Maggie Alexandre, adding the victim had stopped at the gas station after work.
“She looked at her phone because she was going to use Apple Pay to pay for gas,” she said, “and she heard the vehicle coming towards her, and she saw the headlights.
Neither Sandra nor Pembroke Park Police believe this crash was an accident.
“It appears to us that it was done intentionally, and struck her,” said Pembroke Park Police Detective Ray Casas.
“The car drove in normally, but as soon as my sister came into view, they hit the gas full speed and hit her,” said Sandra.
Paramedics rushed Maggie to the hospital.
“Next thing you know, she says she remembers seeing flashing lights from the ambulance and the police officers,” said Sandra.
“She’s in critical condition. She’s at a local hospital,” said Casas. “She told us this morning that the vehicle sped up to her, attempting to kill her.”
Sandra said her sister has two broken legs and was on a ventilator.
“The pain that comes after a bit, like, after the medicine starts to wear off a little bit, yeah, that’s what gets us,” she said.
As well as the fact that someone would do this. The video shows no attempt by the driver to slow down or get out of the way, and the motorist did not stop.
“She doesn’t have any enemies. We have no leads, we have nothing right now,” said Casas.
Back at the gas station, customers were left in shock after seeing the short but disturbing video.
“Oh, my!” said a woman.
“He’s most definitely trying to hit her. Yeah, he was trying to hit her,” said another woman.
“Crazy people in this world,” said a man.
“We fully believe that this was intentional, and only an evil coward would hit another human being and leave, and just let the person down on the ground to die,” said Sandra.
Officials are searching for either a 2022 four-door gray Honda Civic or a BMW sedan as the subject’s vehicle.
Sandra has started a GoFundMe page to help with expenses. If you would like to make a donation, click here.
If you have any information on this hit-and-run or the driver’s whereabouts, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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Source: wsvn
