A local gay bartender is in critical condition after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident on Sept. 18 in front of Ramrod bar in Fort Lauderdale. It was the second serious incident involving a pedestrian being struck on 4th Avenue near the bar in the past three months.
Thomas Davis, 32, was crossing 4th Avenue to go to work at the bar when he was struck at about 10:15 p.m., according to a police statement. Davis suffered a broken leg, head trauma, a lacerated liver and bruised lungs.
A witness who was working security outside the bar when the incident occurred said the car sped up and swerved to hit Davis.
“From my vantage point, it was clearly deliberate,” said Marcus Hopkins, one of two security men outside Ramrod who witnessed the incident. Hopkins said Davis crossed the street half way and stopped to wait for cars to pass before continuing. When Davis was nearly on the other side of the street, Hopkins said he heard a car engine rev and saw a white car appear to swerve toward Hopkins. He said Davis’ right foot was on the curb when he was struck.
“The car did not pause; it did not slow down,” Hopkins said. “It just plowed right through him. [The driver] did not break at all. There were no skid marks or tire marks on the road.”(keep reading)
Thomas Davis, 32, was crossing 4th Avenue to go to work at the bar when he was struck at about 10:15 p.m., according to a police statement. Davis suffered a broken leg, head trauma, a lacerated liver and bruised lungs.
A witness who was working security outside the bar when the incident occurred said the car sped up and swerved to hit Davis.
“From my vantage point, it was clearly deliberate,” said Marcus Hopkins, one of two security men outside Ramrod who witnessed the incident. Hopkins said Davis crossed the street half way and stopped to wait for cars to pass before continuing. When Davis was nearly on the other side of the street, Hopkins said he heard a car engine rev and saw a white car appear to swerve toward Hopkins. He said Davis’ right foot was on the curb when he was struck.
“The car did not pause; it did not slow down,” Hopkins said. “It just plowed right through him. [The driver] did not break at all. There were no skid marks or tire marks on the road.”(keep reading)
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