Hollywood police say they have arrested 50-year-old Kelvin Larmont Taylor in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in late 2025. The crash happened around 10:23 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2025, at the intersection of State Road 7 and Fletcher Street, where a pedestrian was hit and later taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where they died. Taylor is being held at the Joseph V. Conte Facility in Pompano Beach on a $125,000 bond and is facing one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
How detectives say they identified the driver
According to Hollywood Police Traffic Homicide Detectives, the case came together through a mix of physical evidence, digital records, surveillance footage and forensic work that ultimately pointed to Taylor as the driver. Investigators allege he was traveling south on State Road 7 when the pedestrian was struck and that he did not stop to help after the collision. The multi-jurisdictional investigation zeroed in on the vehicle involved and tied it to Taylor, police told Local10.
Legal consequences for leaving the scene
Florida law is explicit about what drivers must do after a deadly crash. If someone is involved in a collision that results in death, they are required to stay at the scene and provide aid. Leaving instead can be charged as a felony under the state’s statutes covering crashes involving death, with penalties that can escalate depending on the facts of the case. Those obligations and potential criminal charges are spelled out in the state’s traffic code (Florida Statutes).
Case status and next steps
Jail records list Taylor on one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, and he remains booked at the Joseph V. Conte Facility in Pompano Beach with bond set at $125,000, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office facility information. Prosecutors with the Broward State Attorney’s Office are expected to review the case file, weigh the evidence and decide whether to pursue any additional charges as detectives continue gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.
Authorities have not yet released the victim’s name. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Hollywood Police Department Special Operations Division, which handles hit-and-run and traffic-homicide cases, at 954-967-4567, according to the city’s police pages.
