Fatal car chases involving BSO deputies highlight pursuit safety. Here’s what to know

A 74-year-old woman died in late February after a rush-hour chase on Florida’s Turnpike ended in a multi-vehicle crash near Sunrise Boulevard in West Broward.

The fatal pursuit was the second death tied to a Broward Sheriff’s Office chase in 10 days.

FULL STORY: Fatal crash in West Broward marks second BSO pursuit death in less than 2 weeks

Here are key takeaways:

• Bonnie Bouffard, 74, was killed Feb. 26 when her Nissan sedan was struck after an FHP trooper used a PIT maneuver on a stolen Ford pickup truck near mile marker 58 on Florida’s Turnpike. Bouffard had pulled onto the shoulder when the truck crashed into the wall and then into her car.
• Anna Giza, 52, the driver of the stolen Ford, faces charges including murder, aggravated battery and assault on an officer, aggravated fleeing with serious injury or death, and grand theft auto. She was being held on a $3,010,500 bond.
• The chase began late in the afternoon when Giza refused to exit the truck during a felony stop, backed into a deputy’s car and rammed a Coconut Creek police vehicle before fleeing onto the Turnpike. A BSO deputy attempted a PIT maneuver but backed off due to oncoming traffic; an FHP trooper executed a second one about 30 seconds later.
• Ten days earlier, a BSO patrol unit struck and killed 74-year-old Ronald Wilson in his Toyota pickup truck at a Tamarac intersection during a separate chase of a stolen Jeep. The driver in that case, 30-year-old Sean Paul Holder, also faces a murder charge and was being held without bond.
• BSO policy authorizes vehicle pursuits when a suspect has committed a “forcible felony,” defined as “a person using or threatening physical violence against someone else.”

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This story was originally published March 6, 2026 at 5:05 AM with the headline "Fatal car chases involving BSO deputies highlight pursuit safety. Here’s what to know."