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Coral Springs crash leaves four dead, three injured

The survivors were in critical condition after the early morning collision.

CORAL SPRINGS - Four people died and three others were critically injured Sunday in a crash at a suburban intersection, police said.

An eastbound 1995 Nissan Altima carrying five teenagers and a southbound 2004 Mitsubishi Galant with two women collided at about 3:30 a.m., Coral Springs police said.

Speed was thought to be a factor, but investigators didn't know which car was speeding or who was at fault, said police spokesman Sgt. Rich Nicorvo. It wasn't clear whether either of the cars ran the traffic light, he said.

The driver of the Nissan, Anthony Anderson Reynolds, 18, of Margate had been cited five times since 2003 for traffic offenses including running a red light or stop sign, speeding and reckless driving, the Miami Herald reported. He had a Feb. 10 hearing on the reckless driving case.

Killed in the crash were: Reynolds; Dominique Winston Ferris, 17, of Margate; Marcela Juana Scotto Laos, 36, of Deerfield Beach; and Nancy Kalmer, 41, of Margate.

Three passengers in the Altima were hospitalized in critical condition. Brandon Mychael Charles Sheffield, 16, of Coral Springs, and Andre V. Bernard, 19, of Tamarac were taken to North Broward Medical Center. Jonathane Halimmera, 16, of Fort Lauderdale, was taken to Broward General Medical Center.

Firefighters had to cut into the damaged vehicles to remove the three survivors.

The Nissan knocked down a tree and landed on a stone mound. The Mitsubishi came to rest about 100 yards from the collision.

Coral Springs is 13 miles north of Fort Lauderdale.

[Last modified January 31, 2005, 00:38:15]