The Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal crash early Sunday morning involving a Coconut Creek police officer.
The Coconut Creek Police Department and Margate Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash that occurred shortly before 4 a.m. near the intersection of West Sample Road and Lyons Road.
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The preliminary on-scene investigation revealed the driver of a 2017 Toyota Camry and a Coconut Creek police officer in a marked 2020 Ford Explorer were traveling westbound on West Sample Road, according to a police report from the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The Toyota struck the rear-end of the marked police cruiser in a sideswipe-style collision, the report said.
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As the officer came to a controlled stop, the driver of the Toyota lost control and struck a palm tree within the center median before ricocheting off the tree and coming to a final rest in the westbound lanes, as stated in the report.
Coconut Creek police officers and Margate Fire Rescue personnel responded, and both drivers were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
The driver of the Toyota, later identified as Divinity Cureton, and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:04 a.m. The officer involved was treated and released.
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At the request of the Coconut Creek Police Department, BSO traffic homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal officer-involved crash.
