Homeless man in wheelchair died in hit-and-run accident. Fort Lauderdale police want help finding driver
A homeless man in a wheelchair was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, and police are asking for the public’s help finding the driver.
Fort Lauderdale police were called about 10 p.m. to the 900 block of South Federal Highway. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue pronounced Robert Brisebois, 58, dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicated Brisebois was in the north lane of South Federal Highway when he was hit by a white 2022 Hyundai Tucson that continued traveling north. The vehicle might have front-end damage from the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to call traffic homicide investigator Russell Brown at 954-828-5754 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
