Man Was Fleeing Police When He Caused Fatal Crash In Pompano, Sheriff’s Office Says

A Hallandale man faces criminal charges related to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Pompano Beach Friday night that left a woman dead. A preliminary investigation concluded that shortly after 11 p.m. Friday night, Jamari Peacock, 22, of Hallandale Beach, was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger sedan while being pursued by the Hallandale Beach Police Department in reference to an armed carjacking which just occurred in their jurisdiction, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office release. The Dodge Charger was traveling north on I-95 and “proceeded to exit at West Copans Road and was preparing to make a left turn to go westbound, on a steady red light,” the release said. Patricia Schmelz was driving a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe traveling east in the center lane of West Copans Road, approaching the off-ramp for I-95 North, the release said. According to investigators, “the Hyundai proceeded through the steady green light and through the intersection.