Broward County Circuit Judge
Coverage of Broward County Circuit Judge in the Nexus archive.
- Driver in high-speed Hollywood hit-and-run that injured officer charged with felonies after Chicago arrest
Artiom Echiusciu, a 20-year-old man, was charged with felonies after allegedly driving over 100 mph in a BMW, crashing into a Hollywood Police cruiser, and fleeing the scene, which injured an officer. He was arrested in Chicago and faces charges including leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury and reckless driving causing injury.
- 22-year-old woman charged in fatal hit-and-run involving cyclist on Fort Lauderdale’s SE 17th Street Bridge
Don Janea Smith, a 22-year-old woman, is charged with fatal hit-and-run after striking Shelley Lewis, a retired Broward teacher, on Fort Lauderdale’s SE 17th Street Causeway Bridge. Surveillance cameras and license plate readers led police to Smith, who faces charges including failing to stop, tampering with evidence, and causing death.