DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Two men died after, officials said, a car veered off Interstate 95 and went into a retention pond in Deerfield Beach, Thursday.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle went into the water off the northbound lanes of the highway, near Hillsboro Boulevard.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue, when first responders arrived at the scene, they found the Honda sedan upside down, about 10 feet below the water.
With assistance from Boca Raton Fire Rescue, BSFR saved two male passengers believed to be in their 30s. Paramedics rushed them to Broward Health North as trauma alerts. However, both victims would not survive.
“They were pronounced dead at the hospital,” said FHP Sgt. Mark G. Wysocky. “Witnesses reported that [the car] was traveling erratically, attempted to change lanes and then lost control and veered off the roadway into the water.
FHP officers spent hours making sure nobody else was in the water.
7News cameras later captured the car as it was pulled from the retention pond.
During the investigation, two lanes of I-95 north were shut down, causing traffic delays. Both lanes have since reopened.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. Police said it had been raining when the incident happened. However, they have yet to determine whether speed or whether were factors.
“It’s too early to tell,” said Wysocky.
FHP said they will release the names of the victims once their next of kin have been notified.
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