Tamarac

Driver Sought After Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run in Tamarac

The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Rock Island Road, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said

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Authorities are searching for a driver after a man on a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run in Tamarac Monday morning.

Broward Sheriff's Office officials said they received a call at around 10:30 a.m. about a dead body in the 4400 block of Rock Island Road.

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Officials said the man was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified by family members as Neker Fleurosier.

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"We really don't know what to do," said his sister, who didn't want to give her name.

She said a family member found the bicycle and Fleurosier's body after Fleurosier never came home from his job at a Chinese restaurant late Saturday night.

"We believe that he dead since on Sunday, and then nobody knows," she said.

Footage showed homicide investigators at the scene and the body covered by a yellow tarp on the side of the road.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

"I really want justice for my brother," his sister said.

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