BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – The man deputies say caused a violent and deadly central Broward crash over the weekend is now facing two vehicular homicide charges. Authorities have also identified the victims.
Gavin Dorvil, 19, of Lauderdale Lakes, is also facing a reckless driving charge.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at around 4 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Sixth Street, near the unincorporated Washington Park and Boulevard Gardens areas.
Dorvil was speeding on Northwest Sixth Street in a Tesla when he T-boned a Dodge Durango, deputies said.
Two women inside the Durango, identified as Lisa Jackson and Geraldine Francis, were killed and another passenger was critically injured. The Durango also hit another vehicle, causing it to flip. A total of five people were taken to the hospital.
A witness said he saw BSO deputies chasing the Tesla, saying, “I (saw) a high-speed chase. No lights, no sirens.”
The agency is investigating.
A BSO spokesperson told Local 10 News, “The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing, as is an administrative review of the incident by (internal affairs) to determine if any deputies were pursuing the Tesla.”
Officials said “two BSO deputies have been placed on restricted administrative assignment as the internal review proceeds.”
BSO sent Local 10 News 16 pages of their pursuit policies and guidelines. While it’s still unclear if this was a pursuit, under the policy, deputies are only allowed to chase under specific circumstances: if they believe someone has committed a forcible felony, if there is a security breach or if a deputy believes the pursuit is necessary to prevent serious injury or death.
Court records show that Dorvil has a pending case in Broward County court for charges of grand theft of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and resisting arrest without violence.
Those records show he was arrested by the Davie Police Department on July 15 following a traffic stop in the 3900 block of South State Road 7.
According to an arrest report, Dorvil, a passenger in the vehicle, got out of the vehicle and ran away after officers asked the occupants to get out of the vehicle after they smelled marijuana.
Authorities said after he tripped and fell to the ground, officers took him into custody and found a loaded Glock 19 “stuffed between his buttock cheeks.”
Dorvil was not listed in Broward jail records and his mug shot wasn’t immediately available Wednesday afternoon.