By Kevin Deutsch
A 40-year-old Margate man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in North Lauderdale Saturday in which speeding played a role, authorities said.
Lorenzo Torres, 40, of 500 SW 4th Ave., was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe west near the 3600 block of West McNab Road shortly after midnight when he steered right to follow the curve of the road and lost control, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
According to detectives with BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit, the Tahoe spun around, left the roadway, and struck a metal chain-link fence and concrete lamp pole on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
BSO deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the scene, where Torres was pronounced dead.
Paramedics took a juvenile passenger in the Tahoe to an area hospital for injuries listed as not life-threatening, according to BSO.
Investigators said, “excessive speed is considered a contributing factor to the crash,” according to a BSO written announcement issued Wednesday.
The agency’s investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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