Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives confirmed Tuesday that a 71-year-old woman who was reported missing was found dead in a Pompano Beach lake Monday evening.

Authorities are investigating after a 10-year-old child was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Coral Springs.

Police arrested a man on some starting allegations, calling what he did a pattern of predatory behavior.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a driver was shot early Thursday morning on Interstate 95.

Rescue crews responded to a single-vehicle crash that left one injured in Coral Springs Wednesday afternoon.

Police shut down a major thoroughfare in Coconut Creek Thursday as they investigated a fatal three-car crash.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash in Deerfield Beach that left at least one person dead Tuesday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a body was discovered Wednesday morning in a wooded area adjacent to the exit ramp to Sample Road from the northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

All lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down in both directions Monday morning between Atlantic Boulevard and Sample Road due to a crash involving a gas tanker truck.

Coconut Creek police are investigating a crash that left one driver dead Monday afternoon.

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. – Authorities are searching for the person who burglarized a post office in Lighthouse Point. It happened over night, Saturday into Sunday, at the post office on Sample Road and US-1. Lighthouse Point police said someone broke in between the hours of 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday. Thieves targeted the drop box of a Lighthouse Point post office, police believe. Mavis Fisher, who visited the targeted post office on Monday, told Local 10 News she’s weary of online transactions and her credit card has been scammed three times now.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – One person was killed and 7 others transported to nearby hospitals after a two-car crash Sunday at a Coconut Creek intersection. Coconut Creek Police said the crash happened at 6:44 p.m. at Sample Road and Northwest 42nd Avenue. Local 10 News cameras captured a damaged SUV sitting in the street and an overturned car. Sample Road was shut down in both directions between Lyons Road and the Florida Turnpike for hours as officers investigated what caused the deadly accident. Click here to get breaking news updates sent straight to your email inbox.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A plane was forced to land on the Sawgrass Expressway Saturday afternoon. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Cessna 172 landed on the expressway at 11:40 a.m.Engine failure is what caused the plane to land on the highway, Florida Highway Patrol said. A plane landed along the Sawgrass Expressway causing the southbound lanes to be closed. The southbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway were closed by officials for about 90 minutes until the plane was moved off the highway and onto the median, FHP said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers quickly responded to the scene, which was just south of the Sample Road exit.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida family is demanding justice after a 50-year-old man was fatally struck by a car Monday morning. Pedro Escalante and crash scene. (Escalante Family/WPLG)According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Miranda Grossman, the driver of the Honda Element returned to the scene and is cooperating with detectives. “I feel very bad because it’s my father.”Pedro Escalante was taken to a local hospital after the crash, where he died. His relatives question why the driver initially left the scene.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Police in Broward County are investigating what led a driver to slam their car into a palm tree. The car involved was surrounded by crime tape as it rested against the tree, half the wheels off the ground. It happened on Northwest 27th Avenue a few blocks south of Sample Road in Pompano Beach. Detectives were seen searching the area and roadways around the vehicle for clues. Authorities have not released any information about what led to the vehicle up against the tree, or what happened to the driver.

A road rage incident resulted in gunfire on I-95 on Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred between a gray Toyota and a tractor-trailer, troopers said. After an unknown item that was thrown from the driver side of tractor-trailer hit the front of the gray Toyota on I-95 southbound around the area of Sample Road, the driver of the Toyota pulled alongside and fired gunshots at the driver side of the tractor-trailer, troopers said. The tractor-trailer was hit three times on the driver side, but the driver didn’t suffer any injuries, troopers said. The driver of the Toyota also didn’t suffer any injuries, but was taken into custody, according to troopers.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A 45-year-old man died Sunday morning after he lost control of his car while exiting I-95 northbound onto Sample Road. Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene at 7:15 a.m. and found the yellow Corvette overturned on the grassy shoulder of the ramp. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. The man, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The case is still pending investigation, but police believe speed was a factor.

Coral Springs police and Fire Rescue officials responded to a rollover accident involving a commercial truck on the Sawgrass Expressway at Sample Road on Tuesday afternoon. CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Coral Springs police and Fire Rescue officials responded to a rollover accident involving a commercial truck on the Sawgrass Expressway at Sample Road on Tuesday afternoon. A commercial vehicle ran off the road and rolled over while heading northbound on the Sawgrass expressway toward Sample Road around 2 p.m. The accident initially forced two lanes to close while Coral Springs police and Fire Rescue officials investigate the cause of the accident. Hazardous materials teams were on hand, as well, as 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the vehicle, officials said.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Thursday afternoon in Pompano Beach. The crash occurred on the railroad tracks near Sample Road and Dixie Highway, just west of Interstate 95. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the death does not appear to be suspicious. The train was stopped on the tracks. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.