33-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boca Raton Crash

by News Desk | Feb 17, 2023 · 5:20 pm | Boca Raton News

Laura Cotos Of West Boca Passed Away After Deadly Boca Car Accident

Last Updated: Feb 23, 2026 · 11:56 am

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Laura Cotos Of West Boca Passed Away After Deadly Boca Car Accident

BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) — The Boca Raton Police confirm that 33-year-old Laura Cotos has passed away after a single-vehicle crash in Boca Raton.

According to the Boca Raton Police Department, at approximately 12:45 pm, Friday, February 17, 2023, Boca Raton Police responded to a single-vehicle accident in the area of 1000 Spanish River Blvd. Traffic Homicide Investigators spoke to witnesses who said the vehicle was traveling westbound on Spanish River Blvd approaching the intersection of NW Broken Sound Blvd when the driver veered to the left and struck the center median. According to witnesses, the vehicle reentered the roadway and accelerated, colliding with a light pole.

Police say Cotos was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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