BSO deputy injured in West Park hit-and-run; suspect arested
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- <p data-start="129" data-end="369">A Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) deputy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning near an adult entertainment club in West Park.
- Authorities later apprehended the suspect.</p> <p data-start="371" data-end="811">BSO units responded to the scene along Hallandale Beach Boulevard near Southwest 58th Avenue just after 3 a.m.
- The driver, identified as 28-year-old Mervin Coffy, reportedly pulled a black Cadillac Escalade out of the Playhouse Gentlemen’s Club parking lot at high speed, lost control, and collided with the deputy’s patrol vehicle.
- Investigators said the motorist then backed into the cruiser a second time before attempting to flee.</p> <p data-start="813" data-end="965">Radio transmissions from first responders confirmed the deputy would be transported with minor injuries.
- No other vehicles were involved in the crash.</p> <p data-start="967" data-end="1279">Authorities caught up with Coffy after his Escalade became disabled from the damage sustained in the collision.
A Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) deputy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning near an adult entertainment club in West Park. Authorities later apprehended the suspect.
BSO units responded to the scene along Hallandale Beach Boulevard near Southwest 58th Avenue just after 3 a.m. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Mervin Coffy, reportedly pulled a black Cadillac Escalade out of the Playhouse Gentlemen’s Club parking lot at high speed, lost control, and collided with the deputy’s patrol vehicle. Investigators said the motorist then backed into the cruiser a second time before attempting to flee.
Radio transmissions from first responders confirmed the deputy would be transported with minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Authorities caught up with Coffy after his Escalade became disabled from the damage sustained in the collision. He is facing multiple charges, including fleeing and eluding, reckless driving with injuries, aggravated battery on an officer, and resisting arrest, and remains in Broward Main Jail on no bond.
