A man was arrested and charged with attempted felony murder on Thursday for a hit-and-run crash in September that left a woman fighting for her life in Pembroke Park.
And the police chief says they have no idea why the suspect tried to kill the woman.
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Kristopher Keith Roman, 29, has been accused of intentionally striking the victim near the Orion gas station at 3990 West Hallandale Beach Boulevard on Sept. 12.
Pembroke Park police said surveillance video shows Roman at around 2:24 a.m. “entering the gas station” in his 2022 light blue Honda Accord and “intentionally accelerating toward the victim.”
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"It was determined that the vehicle intentionally hit the victim, came off of 40th Avenue from the west and actually floored the vehicle, screeching the tires and intentionally hit the victim who landed on the hood, the windshield and subsequently was on the roof," Police Chief Daniel Decoursey said. "At which time, the suspect in the vehicle made a left turn to get on the Hallandale Beach Boulevard and threw the victim to the ground.”
The victim was found unresponsive and suffered multiple traumatic injuries, authorities said.
She was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in critical condition, but survived, and has been recovering with physical therapy.
But the motive for the violent crime remains to be determined.
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“Well, we have no idea why this person did this," Decoursey said. "There was not a relationship, according to our investigation between the victim and the suspect in the case.”
Police said a further investigation revealed that cell tower data confirmed that Roman was in the area during the offense. Additionally, days later, Roman allegedly reported his own vehicle as stolen.
