News: Deerfield Beach man killed when car slams into tree

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach last week.

Traffic homicide detectives say 34-year-old Carlos Guzman Castaneda of Deerfield Beach was driving a Hyundai Elantra on West Hillsboro Boulevard Friday morning when the accident occurred at about 8 a.m.

A witness told investigators that Castaneda lost control of the vehicle and began to veer off the roadway onto the center median. The Elantra collided with a tree on the passenger side.

Castaneda was pronounced dead after being transported to Broward Health North.  No other injuries were reported.

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