WEST PARK, Fla. – A teacher found dead fell off a moving car on the Florida Turnpike, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Detectives have been investigating the death of Shakira “Kira” Mozie, the 34-year-old mother of a 10-year-old girl who worked at the Discovery Elementary School in Sunrise, since Christmas.
“She was out here trying to be great, she was helping people be great so we really lost somebody special,” said family friend Cheryl Robinson.
Mozie, who was also a tutor and a cheerleading coach, left a Christmas Eve party in West Park, but she never made it back home to Tamarac, and her family wants to know why.
Mozie’s father, Sheldon Mozie, said the only one who knows what happened is her boyfriend, Duane Hawkins, who was driving her white Lexus sports utility vehicle.
The grieving father said that Lexus and Hawkins made it back home safely without his daughter, and he wants answers. Records show BSO deputies arrested Hawkins on Monday for driving with a suspended license.
“You can’t think of any reason why she would jump out of a moving car?” asked Local 10′s Christian De La Rosa.
“No, that’s impossible,” Mozie replied. “Why would she? Why would she jump out of her car?”
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Family members created a GoFundMe for future expenses for Mozie’s daughter, and it can be found by clicking here.