COOPER CITY, Fla. – A man survived and a woman has died after the vehicle they were in plowed into a canal in Cooper City Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesman Carey Codd, the crash was reported at about 6 a.m. in the area of Griffin Road and Southwest 90th Avenue.
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Deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene.
Codd said a man was able to escape from the submerged vehicle, but a woman was found dead inside the car by BSO’s Dive Team.
Detectives with BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit are now investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.
As of 8:30 a.m., the westbound lanes of Griffin Road from Pine Island Road to the 8800 block of Griffin Road remained shut down.
Orange Drive was also shut down between the 8700 and 8800 blocks.
The identities of those involved in the crash have not been released.