Teen motorcyclist, girl killed in Deerfield Beach crash, sheriff’s office says

An 18-year-old motorcyclist and a young girl were killed in a Saturday night crash in Deerfield Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

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Authorities responded to reports of a crash around 8:30 p.m. involving a motorcyclist and a car on the 4100 block of West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, the sheriff’s office said in a Sunday statement.

A woman, who was not identified, was driving a 2017 Nissan Sentra eastbound on West Hillsboro Boulevard and initiated a U-turn, the sheriff’s office said. As her car was turning, Maxwell Patel, of Parkland, crashed his 2022 Suzuki GSX-R570 motorcycle into the passenger side of the Nissan, causing the car to flip over.

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Patel died on scene, the sheriff’s office said. A child in the Nissan, who was not identified, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center “where, sadly, she died.”

The woman driving the Nissan and a boy in the car were taken to Broward Health North, the sheriff’s office said. Three other passengers – two adults and another child – were taken to Broward Health Medical Center. The two surviving children were in critical condition as of Sunday afternoon.

Read more Teen motorcyclist, girl killed in Deerfield Beach crash, sheriff’s office says

Deputies are investigating the circumstance of the crash.