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Amanda Crews, 39, severely injured by hit-and-run driver on Northwest 31st Avenue in Pompano Beach, Florida

Modified Date: 
Tue, 04/04/2017 - 7:09pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, December 4, 2015

Woman fighting for life after Pompano hit-run crash

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took Amanda Crews, of West Palm Beach, to Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach after the 12:45 a.m. crash at Northwest 31st Avenue near Northwest Second Street. Crews was hit while walking east across Northwest 31st Avenue; the driver continued traveling north, Carter said. The sheriff's office asks anyone with information to call Detective Michael Wiley at 954-321-4841 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or share an anonymous tip at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. A reward of up to $3,000 is available for information that leads to an arrest.

Driver in Pompano Beach Hit-And-Run That Left Woman Critical Arrested: BSO

A hit-and-run driver who left a woman in critical condition after he struck her in Pompano Beach has been arrested, authorities said. She landed in the roadway, and the driver fled the scene headed northbound on Northwest 31st Avenue, officials said. Officials said Crews was walking eastbound across Northwest 31st Avenue around 12:45 a.m. when a 2005 Chevrolet Outlander driven by Mayo headed northbound on Northwest 31st Avenue struck her at the intersection at Northwest Second Street. Mayo, of North Lauderdale, was booked into jail and later released, and it's unknown if he's hired an attorney. Mayo's vehicle had damage which he had started to repair when he was arrested, officials said.

Tips help detectives make arrest in Pompano hit-run, officials say

But it was tips made to Broward County Crime Stoppers that led detectives to Mayo, Carter said. Since the 12:45 a.m. crash, Crews has been a patient at Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach. A North Lauderdale man had begun repairing his minivan when detectives arrested him Saturday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Mayo was charged with failing to stop or remain at an accident involving serious injuries and tampering with or fabricating evidence. Her injuries are life-threatening, Broward Sheriff's spokeswoman Gina Carter said Wednesday.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Amanda Crews
Jerry Mayo
Roadway: 
Northwest 31st Avenue
City: 
Pompano Beach, FL
County: 
Broward County, FL
Area: 
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL

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