Authorities have identified a man whose body was found inside a car that crashed into a canal in Parkland earlier this week, as they continue to investigate what led to the incident.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Pine Island Road and Nob Hill Road.
In a news release Wednesday, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said 51-year-old Dilton Florezel Lai, of Fort Lauderdale, was driving a 2021 Honda Accord when he failed to stop at the T-shaped intersection.
For unknown reasons, Lai drove over the raised curb, into the grass and launched over and into the canal, officials said.
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The vehicle became fully submerged and wasn't reported to BSO until around 11 a.m.
Deputies and a dive team responded and found the Accord with Lai's body inside.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
