Sister of Fort Lauderdale hit-and-run victim pleads for driver to come forward

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Newly released surveillance video shows the moment that a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale. 

The family of the victim is also hoping that police will find the driver. 

The crash took place along Broward Boulevard and Northwest Seventh Avenue early Saturday morning. 

The driver did not stop, leaving the 35-year-old victim, John Frederick, on the side of the roadway. 

"That's my brother. He's mine, and someone took him from me," Jillian Frederick, John Frederick's sister, told Local 10 News. "He was a great man, a great brother, a good son."

John Frederick was walking along Broward Boulevard about 3 a.m. Saturday when someone slammed into him. 

"He saw the car coming," Jillian said. "He lost his footing and the car just plowed through him and left him there."

Police are looking for a 2011 to 2019 silver Hyundai Sonata with front-end damage. 

Jillian told Local 10 that she won't rest until the case is solved. She made an emotional plea to the person responsible.

"I will always forgive you because that's how we were raised and that's what he would want," Jillian said. "Please, please come forward."

Anyone with information is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. 

A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist Frederick's family members during their time of need.