DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Investigators have identified the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Dania Beach that claimed the life of a 42-year-old mother, but her family remains searching for answers on the driver who struck her and did not stop. Brenda Martinez was full of life after she finished a month of rehabilitation after brain surgery to remove a tumor. The 42-year-old would post her last video on Snapchat on May 5, showing she was on a bicycle ride with TJ, her 14-year-old son. Minutes after the video was posted, she was struck and killed in a hit-and-run.According to Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives, Martinez was struck by a newer-model blue Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and its driver did not stop. On Thursday, Broward County Crime Stoppers released a flier asking the public’s help for information on the case. Officials noted the truck may have possible front-end damage. “The truck never hit the brake light, never even tapped the brake pedal, nothing,” Thomas Bryan, the father of Martinez’s four children, said. “It kept going, flying down the road — devastating, devastating, horrible. My son was the one who witnessed the whole thing. The whole time he’s running behind the…
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