Family sue sheriff's office over fatal 2024 Florida crash

The family of two Bermudian women killed in a Florida crash has filed a negligence lawsuit against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred on August 11, 2024, near Fort Lauderdale, when deputies attempted to stop Gavin Dorvil, who allegedly led officers on a road pursuit, ran a red light, and struck the family’s rental Dodge Durango. According to the account, Dorvil’s Tesla Model 3 was reportedly traveling between 85 and 91 mph in a 35 mph zone at impact. The Durango then hit a Chevrolet Trax, which rolled onto its roof and came to rest in the eastbound lanes before both vehicles crashed through a chainlink fence around a cemetery. The medical examiner said driver Lisa Jackson and passenger Geraldine Francis died from blunt-force injuries. The attorney says the pursuit should not have happened and contributed to Kumani Jackson’s catastrophic brain injury.