Woman on rollerblades dies after she is struck by a speeding car that split in half after striking a tree
- A woman who was on rollerblades was killed after a speeding car slammed into a tree, split in half and ejected a male driver and female passenger
- The survivors suffered unspecified injuries and were hospitalized in critical condition after the crash in Pompano Beach, Florida, Wednesday
- The rollerblader was left unrecognizable by her injuries, say authorities who are still investigating the crash near the Pompano Beach Airpark
A woman using rollerblades was killed after she was struck by a speeding car that slammed into a tree, split in half and ejected a male driver and female passenger along a Florida road, authorities said.
The survivors suffered unspecified injuries and were hospitalized in critical condition after the crash on Wednesday in Pompano Beach, which is about mid-way between Miami and Palm Beach.
The survivors and the woman killed remained unidentified as investigators worked to determine what caused the crash on North East 10th St., just before 5pm.
A woman using rollerblades was killed after she was struck by a speeding car that slammed into a tree, split in half and ejected a male driver and female passenger along a Florida road, police said. One half of the vehicle is pictured on the roadway in Pompano Beach
The other half of the vehicle is pictured after it struck a tree on North East 10th Street, ejecting the driver and a passenger
First responders, in a photo taken by witness Brad Michael, are seen treating the injured
A witness also told WFOR that a black SUV – also travelling at a high speed – was pursuing the car just before it struck the tree.
Authorities were unable to confirm the Brad Michael’s story when Mailonline.com reached out.
The woman was rollerblading along a path located on the west side of Pompano Beach Airpark in the 600 block of North East 10th Street.
She was left unrecognizable after she was stuck by the vehicle, which left debris all over the roadway after splitting in half from the impact of the crash.
‘I saw the car split in two, bodies laying in the street,’ Michael told WFOR.
‘I saw the car split in two, bodies laying in the street,’ Brad Michael told WFOR
Investigators are seen working to determine what caused the crash on the west side of Pompano Beach Airpark in the 600 block of North East 10th Street
The crash site shows one half of the vehicle that split after striking a tree on the west side of Pompano Beach Airpark in the 600 block of North East 10th Street
The witness snapped said he took image of the crash from about 10 feet away.
‘The lady that appeared to be ejected from the passenger seat I saw laying right there by the door,’ he said. ‘And then another male laying in the street, it look like he got ejected from the driver side of the car.’
Michael pointed to a map of the area, noting the speed limit was 35 mph.
‘My thoughts go out to the family of the rollerblader that was minding her own business just exercising,’ he said to WFOR.
‘If there’s any saving grace, I believe he or she probably died instantly.’