A man fled a traffic stop and killed a 6-year-old child in a crash, police say. He is imprisoned in Broward

A 6-year-old girl was killed in Broward after a man crashed into the car she was traveling in while trying to flee a traffic stop over the weekend, police said.

Chevon Dalton Graham, 26, was arrested early Monday morning. He faces charges of vehicular homicide, aggravated fleeing, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.

Around 5 p.m. Sunday, an officer attempted to stop a white 2023 Mercedes to have its tinted windows checked near the 8500 block of West Sample Road in Coral Springs. When the officer turned on his lights and sirens, the car “accelerated at a high rate of speed,” according to an arrest report.

The officer, the report states, turned off his emergency lights and siren as required by department policy.

Moments later, the Mercedes collided with a gray 2018 Chevrolet Traverse at a nearby intersection. The 6-year-old girl, who was in a car seat in the Traverse, was “ejected” from the SUV, according to the report.

The girl landed between a tree and a dumpster, the report states. She later died at Broward Health Medical Center.

When police and firefighters responded to the crash, they identified the driver of the Mercedes as Graham, according to the report. Three people inside the car were transported to Broward Health North with non-life-threatening injuries.

It is currently unknown how fast the Mercedes was traveling at the time of the collision, although court records show Graham had several prior speeding tickets.

In 2022, his license was suspended, according to a case filed in Broward court. He is being held at the North Broward office with his bond set at more than $200,000.

The Coral Springs Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the crash.

Anyone with information should contact Traffic Homicide Investigator Xavier Reinoso at 954-346-1269 or by email at [email protected].