Woman arrested in Oakland Park hit-and-run crash

Surveillance video clips and strategies from the general public led to the arrest of a North Lauderdale lady who allegedly strike a 2-yr-outdated toddler and fled, the Broward Sheriff’s Office stated Wednesday.

Kimberly Mathis, 60, was arrested Wednesday and faces a demand of failing to halt or continue to be at an accident involving damage immediately after fleeing the crash in Oakland Park final Thursday.

Shortly soon after 6 p.m. Aug. 11, paramedics observed a boy who had been hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Northwest 43rd Road and Northwest Fifth Avenue, the Sheriff’s Business stated. He was taken to a clinic with injuries that ended up not lifestyle-threatening.

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Woman arrested in Oakland Park hit-and-run crash — The Broward Sheriff’s Business office said Wednesday that deputies arrested Kimberly Mathis, 60, of Oakland Park, for a hit-and-operate crash on Aug. 11, 2022, that sent a 2-yr-outdated child to the clinic. Mathis was arrested in North Lauderdale Wednesday. (Broward Sheriff’s Office environment/Courtesy)

The Sheriff’s Workplace unveiled surveillance films Tuesday that showed a female getting out of a burgundy Ford Edge and strolling all-around the SUV, showing to glance for any problems in advance of driving away. That led to guidelines from the general public pinpointing the driver in the online video as Mathis, detectives stated.

Jail data show Mathis had been booked into the Broward Primary Jail by Wednesday night.