Ruby Meza, 6, killed and three children seriously injured in car crash at W. Hillsboro Boulevard and Northwest 2nd Avenue in Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida
Driver in Crash That Killed 1 Child, Injured 3 Others Did Not Have License: BSO
The driver in a crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and left three other children badly injured, did not have a Florida license, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Drivers in fatal Deerfield crash identified
Among the children injured in the crash was Coto's 11-year-old daughter, Moschella said. Investigators did not say what Coto's relationship was to the two boys, ages 4 and 6, and the 6-year-old girl who were also in her car.
Babysitter Shirley Coto charged with manslaughter and DUI after crash that killed girl
Her arrest comes just over a year after she drove drunk with four children in her car, including her own daughter, and into the path of a speeding truck on May 2015.
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The fatal crash occurred around 4 p.m. Thursday at W. Hillsboro Boulevard and Northwest 2nd Avenue. Shirley Coto, 38, was the driver of a Nissan Altima with four children inside, ages 4 to 11, some of whom were not properly restrained according to authorities. Coto was traveling southbound into the Bazaar Supermarket's parking lot when she crashed with a Ford Ranger pickup driven by Marcelo Verly, 22, also of Deerfield Beach. Verly and his passenger were not seriously hurt. Coto and the children were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where the 6-year-old girl died. One other child is in critical condition, and two others are listed in serious condition. Coto was treated and released. No one has yet been cited in the crash.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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