3 Killed In Boca Raton Car Crash

by News Desk | Mar 13, 2023 · 4:42 pm | Boca Raton News

3 Killed In Fiery Boca Raton Car Crash

Last Updated: Feb 23, 2026 · 11:56 am

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Frederick Peeples & Sharnae Heard of Pompano Beach, 1 Other Passed Away

BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) — Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Boca Raton on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.

According to the Boca Raton Police Department, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers of the Boca Raton Police Services Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit investigated a fatal crash which occurred at 750 S Dixie Highway. A white 2013 Lincoln MKZ traveling northbound on South Dixie Highway left the roadway and crashed into a concrete utility pole. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames. The driver and two passengers were pronounced deceased at the scene.

Boca Raton police identified the driver as 19-year-old Frederick Peeples of Pompano Beach. One of the passengers has been identified as 20-year-old Sharnae Keyera Akira Heard of Pompano Beach. The third passenger has not yet been identified by the department.

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