Man was driving recklessly when he caused crash killing motorcyclist in Broward, deputies say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 42-year-old man stands accused of reckless driving during a crash that killed a motorcyclist in May in Broward County, records show.
Roscoe Shannon, of Boynton Beach, was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office records.
Deputies arrested Shannon on Tuesday on a warrant that Circuit Judge Judge Michael I. Rothschild had issued on Aug. 7, records show.
Deputies reported he was driving a white 2019 Chevrolet Colorado when he crashed into a motorcyclist on May 16 in the area of West Atlantic Boulevard and South Powerline Road in Pompano Beach, court records show.
Shannon is facing a charge of vehicular homicide, and two counts of reckless driving with damage to personal injury and property damage. A judge set his bond at $150,000, BSO inmate records show.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
*Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the victim was a pregnant woman. A BSO spokeswoman confirms that the victim was, in fact, an adult male, whose name is being withheld, per Marsy’s Law.
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