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Two men were killed after the car they were traveling in lost control and struck a tree in Coral Springs.

Authorities said they found a 1995 Eagle Talon wrapped around a large tree on the 11900 Block of Lakeview Drive at about 5:30 a.m.

The car was traveling eastbound on Lakeview Drive when it lost control around a curve and left the roadway, Coral Springs Police said.

Fort Lauderdale Police said they are looking for a driver responsible for critically injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run incident early Thursday. The crash occurred on the 600 block of West Broward Boulevard at about 12:27 a.m. Investigators said Daniel Francis Driscoll, 53, was trying to cross the boulevard, but he was not in a crosswalk at the time, police said. Driscoll was hit by the driver’s side view mirror and fell to the ground. Police believe the driver left the scene driving westbound on West Broward Boulevard and was driving a 1996-2000 model four-door green Honda Civic.

Two teenagers were injured after a car hit the dirt bike they were riding Wednesday in Miramar. The 13 and 16-year-old boys were traveling southbound on Southwest 66th Terrace and turned left onto Southwest 28th Street when they collided with a white Nissan Altima that was traveling westbound on Southwest 28th Street, according to Miramar Police. The unidentified female driver stayed on scene and the teens were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said. The details of the accident are still under investigation.

A 52-year-old woman was killed Monday in Boca Raton after an early-morning crash.

Around 4:40 a.m., the driver, Wendy Starr Smith, was heading east on Glades Road, approaching Encino Lane.

Her car left the road and struck a concrete utility pole at the southeast corner of the intersection. Smith died at the scene.
Investigators said impairment did not appear to be factor in the wreck.

An unexpected medical episode may have occurred, or the driver may have fallen asleep while driving. No other vehicles were involved.