FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Boynton Beach man who was charged with multiple crimes after a car crash that killed a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy last year appeared in court Friday, as he was accused of drinking alcohol while on pre-trial release. Darran Johnson was outfitted with an ankle monitor after his arrest and was ordered not to consume alcohol. Investigators said he was behind the wheel of his Toyota Tundra when it crashed into Deputy Benjamin Nimtz's marked patrol car in Deerfield Beach. As the deputy entered the intersection, Johnson ran the red light and crashed into the passenger side of Nimtz’s patrol car, authorities said. Nimtz and Johnson were both taken to Broward Health North after the crash.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Boynton Beach man accused of causing a crash last month that killed a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy appeared in court Thursday, at which time he was ordered held without bond. Multiple BSO deputies were also inside the courtroom to show their support for their fallen colleague, Deputy Benjamin Nimtz. Investigators said he was behind the wheel of his Toyota Tundra when it crashed into Nimtz's marked patrol car in Deerfield Beach. As the deputy entered the intersection, Johnson ran the red light and crashed into the passenger side of Nimtz's patrol car, authorities said. Nimtz and Johnson were both taken to Broward Health North after the crash.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - A Boynton Beach man was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a crash that killed Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Benjamin Nimtz. Authorities said Darran Johnson, 32, was arrested at BSO's Central Broward district office in Fort Lauderdale. Authorities said Nimtz had his emergency lights and siren activated as he was heading south on Military Trail approaching the intersection of Southwest 10th Street. As the deputy entered the intersection, Johnson ran the red light and struck the passenger side of Nimtz's patrol vehicle, detectives said. Nimtz and Johnson were both taken to Broward Health North after the crash.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - Sgt. John Baker, who supervises the Pembroke Pines Police Department's traffic unit, remained hospitalized on Sunday after he was injured in a crash that prompted the shutdown of Sheridan Street at Interstate 75 on Saturday. Baker was riding a police-issued motorcycle and was on duty when he was involved in the crash about 7 a.m. Saturday at 14800 Sheridan St., in Pembroke Pines, according to Amanda Conwell, a spokeswoman for the police department. Baker's crash comes a few weeks after a 30-year-old deputy died in a crash. Deputy Benjamin Nimtz died July 21.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - The Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was killed early Sunday morning had three more shifts to work before moving to Indiana to be reunited with his family, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association. Deputy Benjamin Nimtz's wife, Emelie Nimtz, and their 18-month-old boy and 3-year-old daughter had already moved to the Indianapolis area. Nimtz, who was from Wisconsin and lived in West Palm Beach, joined the BSO on March 19, 2018. All of those plans came to an end when he was responding to a domestic violence call early Sunday morning. Benjamin "Benji" Nimtz served with the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - The Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was killed early Sunday morning had three more shifts to work before moving to Indiana to be reunited with his family, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association. Deputy Benjamin Nimtz's wife, Emelie Nimtz, and their 18-month-old boy and 3-year-old daughter had already moved to the Indianapolis area. Nimtz, who was from Wisconsin and lived in West Palm Beach, joined the BSO on March 19, 2018. All of those plans came to an end when he was responding to a domestic violence call early Sunday morning. Benjamin "Benji" Nimtz served with the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - The Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was killed early Sunday morning had three more shifts to work before moving to Indiana to be reunited with his family, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association. Deputy Benjamin "Benji" Nimtz's wife, Emelie Nimtz, and their 18-month-old boy and 3-year-old daughter had already moved to the Indianapolis area. Nimtz, who was from Wisconsin and lived in West Palm Beach, joined BSO on March 19, 2018. All of those plans came to an end when he was responding to a domestic violence call early Sunday morning. Benjamin "Benji" Nimtz served with the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.