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GAZETTE VOLUME 9 • ISSUE 1 JANUARY 6, 2022
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WILTON MANORS
TWO CHILDREN KILLED IN WILTON MANORS IN
HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT By Christiana Lilly
Broward Sheriff’s Office has arrested the driver who drove through a crowd of six children in Wilton Manors, killing two of them. Sean Charles Greer, 27, was booked into the BSO Main Jail Dec. 28. Police were able to find him thanks to evidence left behind at the scene and “information available,” according to police. Greer’s car was found in Wilton Manors with damage consistent with the hit-and-run accident, including a missing bumper that was left behind at the scene. Greer was by Violence Intervention Proactive Enforcement Response (VIPER) and confessed to the hit-and-run. He faces two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries, tampering with evidence, four counts of driving without a license causing death and/ or serious bodily injuries and driving with a suspended license. BSO says he is also on probation for burglary of a dwelling in Broward County.
BSO also announced the names of the children who died and were injured: Andrea Fleming, 6, and Kylie Jones, 5, were killed. Draya Fleming, 9, Johnathan Carter, 10, Laziyah Stokes, 9, and Audre Fleming, 2, are being treated for injuries. “Condolences are with their families,” the city said of the children involved. In a press release, BSO shared that the driver was traveling south on Powerline Road at the same time a Broward County Transit bus was attempting to merge back into traffic after dropping off a passenger. Greer passed the bus, almost hitting the driver’s side, drove in front of the bus, then drove onto the sidewalk and struck the six children. In a letter from Chief Gary Blocker posted to social media, police wrote that bystanders at the accident “sprang into action” to help the children until first responders arrived at the scene. “Our Island City is heartbroken, and our police department stands with you as we support these families in this time of need … We are Island City Strong!” he wrote. Through Twitter, Fort Lauderdale Battalion Chief Steven Gollan said in a video that grief counselors are available to help the families as well as the first responders who were impacted by the “horrific event.”
Police were able to find Greer thanks to evidence left behind at the scene and “information available,” according to police.
Steven Gollan, Battalion Chief with the Fort Lauderdale Fire Dept., updates the community on the night following the hit-and-run. Photo via the Wilton Manors Police Department, Facebook.
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