Dilton Florezel Lai Death – Authorities are currently investigating the incident in Parkland where a man’s body was discovered inside a car that had crashed into a canal. The crash occurred at the intersection of Pine Island Road and Nob Hill Road around 4:30 a.m. on Monday. According to a news release from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the vehicle has been identified as 51-year-old Dilton Florezel Lai from Fort Lauderdale. Lai failed to stop at the T-shaped intersection and for reasons unknown, drove over the raised curb, onto the grass, and ultimately launched into the canal.
The car was fully submerged and was not reported to the BSO until around 11 a.m. Deputies and a dive team were dispatched to the scene and discovered Lai’s body inside the Honda Accord. The cause of the crash is still being investigated.