The Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in a violent multi-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach, as crews replaced a stop sign on the road that, residents said, has a speeding problem.
7News cameras on Wednesday captured crews putting a stop sign back up on the median of Northeast Third Avenue. Neighbors told 7News that particular stop sign had been absent from the area for several weeks.
The newly placed stop sign comes on the heels of the deadly wreck, which ended with one vehicle carrying a couple flipping over, a white van left crumpled in the middle of the street and a red SUV coming to a crashing stop right outside of a nearby home, Tuesday afternoon.
The powerful impact between the three vehicles killed one person and injured three others.
“We have one vehicle on its hood. Looks like two more vehicles involved,” a dispatcher said in radio transmissions.
According to BSO, 63-year-old Jean Claude Saint Cyr was traveling northbound with his wife, 59-year-old Fedeline Alexis Saint Cyr, in a Land Rover Discovery along Third Avenue when they rear-ended a Nissan Rogue that was stopped at the intersection stop sign.
The Land Rover then ricocheted off the Nissan Rogue into the southbound lanes, where it struck the van, a Nissan NV2000, which had come to a stop on Third Avenue and Northeast 44th Street.
That’s when investigators said the Land Rover tumbled multiple times before coming to a stop near the sidewalk on the west side of Third Avenue.
Authorities said Fedeline Alexis was killed in the crash after being ejected as the vehicle rolled. The Land Rover’s entire front axle was also ripped off, and the engine was ejected.
The Nissan Rogue rolled before coming to a stop against the front porch of a home at the intersection where the crash occurred.
Surveillance video from another home at the intersection captured the moment debris flew through the air after the crash.
Michael Botelho, whose 73-year-old father was driving the NV2000, described what he was told happened during the crash.
“Out of nowhere, a car comes flying from the wrong way,” said Michael.
Michael’s father, Lindomar Botelho, said he was stopped behind another car at a stop sign when the third car came barreling through.
“Hits his car, hits the car in front of him, he sees a person on the ground, it’s like chaos,” said Michael.
Speaking in Portuguese, Lindomar told 7News his air bag deployed, leaving him trapped inside of the van.
Michael said that was when some good Samaritans helped pull his father out.
“There’s smoke coming out of his car, and he’s, like, he’s trying to get out of the car, he can’t get out, and then five minutes he’s stuck, and then people come over, break the glass, get him out finally,” said Michael.
Michael said he was thankful for those who helped his father.
“My dad is very blessed to be alive right now,” he said.
Neighbors said this road has a bad reputation with drivers frequently speeding through the area.
“I’m not surprised, but am I hurt? Yes, that’s why I feel I have to say something, because it’s just gone too far,” said area resident Leticia Mercado.
Among those was the man who lives at the home where the Nissan Rogue came to rest.
He told 7News he wasn’t home when the crash happened, knocking down part of his fence as a result.
“I live in this house for nine years, and there’s a lot of accidents over there,” he said. “I think they need to put a light in there, or they need to do something on the road.”
For now, area residents hope the newly installed stop sign will help prevent further crashes.
The surveillance video suggests speed may have played a factor in this crash
7News reached out to the City of Deerfield Beach over the apparent weekslong absence of that intersection’s stop sign but have not heard back, as the investigation continues.
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