BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A second teen has died following a four car crash in Pompano Beach. The crash, involving a Mercedes driven by a 16-year-old, and a Toyota driven by an 82-year-old, took place on June 20th in the 200 block of East Copans Road. The Broward Sheriff’s Office provided this update to BocaNewsNow.com:
>> Three days after a deadly crash in Pompano Beach, a second teenager has succumbed to his injuries. The Broward County Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services confirmed to Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide investigators that Richard Joseph Grable died on Monday, June 23, because of the injuries he sustained as a result of the crash.
The crash occurred just before 8 p.m., Friday, June 20. Broward County Regional Communications received a report of a traffic crash involving multiple vehicles and a car fire in the 200 block of East Copans Road in Pompano Beach. According to investigators, the preliminary investigation revealed that a 2019 Mercedes Benz CLA 250, driven by 16-year-old Jayden Vico, was traveling westbound on East Copans Road approaching Leisure Boulevard. At the same time, a 2021 Toyota Sienna, driven by 82-year-old Steven Linn Dehne, was traveling southbound on Leisure Boulevard toward East Copans Road. Detectives say that at some point, the Toyota turned left where it collided with the Mercedes.
The collision caused Vico to lose control of the Mercedes. The Mercedes rolled onto its roof as it slid southwest across the roadway and into the path of eastbound traffic. That is when the Mercedes collided with a 2015 Lexus RX 350. Additionally, a 2021 Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound on East Copans Road and was struck by debris as the Mercedes slid by it.
Deputies on scene immediately began life-saving measures until Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived and transported all the occupants of the Mercedes and the Lexus to an area hospital for treatment. Vico was pronounced deceased. The drivers of the Toyota Sienna and Toyota RAV4 did not report injuries and remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
Detectives said the preliminary investigation reveals that excessive speed may have been a contributing factor in the crash. The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing. <<
NAMES OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH
Driver 1: Jayden Vico, 16-year-old male, additional information withheld, Marsy’s Law, (DECEASED)
Passenger 1: Richard Joseph Grable ,17-year-old male, additional information withheld, (DECEASED)
Passenger 2: 17-year-old female.
Passenger 3: 17-year-old male.
Passenger 4: 17-year-old male.
Driver 2: Steven Linn Dehne. (82 years old).
Driver 3: Gilbert Francois.
Driver 4: Steven Miller.
