New Year's Eve Car Crash in Plantation Kills 2 Florida Teens, Injures Another
A teenage boy is recovering from a New Year's Eve single-car rollover traffic accident in Plantation, Florida, that claimed the lives of two of his teenage friends.
According to the Sun Sentinel, Plantation Police reported that the fatal car crash happened on New Year's Eve around 8 p.m. on Sunrise Blvd. A black Hyundai was traveling west at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and struck a brick sign. CBS4 News reported that the sign was at the Plantation Technology Park complex.
Eighteen-year-old David Naboretti from Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, was able to escape the wreckage. He was transported to Broward General Medical Center for treatment. His friends, 18-year-old Ledaaron Sweeting, of North Lauderdale, and 17-year-old John F. Smith, also of Lauderdale Lakes, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Plantation, Florida, auto accident lawyers may be consulted by families who have questions about liability in single-car accidents where death or injury to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians have occurred.
The name of the driver of the car in this fatal South Florida traffic accident has not been released. Police are investigating whether drugs and/or alcohol played a factor leading up to the holiday crash.
Teen recovering from New Year's Eve wreck
Sun-Sentinel.com Jan. 3, 2010
Car Crashes Into Sign In Plantation, Two Men Die
CBS4.com Dec. 31, 2009
Related Web Resources
Teen Driving: Drive with Care
2009 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Teen Crashes: Everyone Is at Risk (PDF doc)
AAA Foundation Report 2009
