{"id":1655534,"date":"2025-12-30T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/?p=1655534"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:54:50","slug":"they-were-like-the-three-musketeers-friends-family-of-pompano-beach-crash-victims-speak-out-on-wreck-that-killed-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/they-were-like-the-three-musketeers-friends-family-of-pompano-beach-crash-victims-speak-out-on-wreck-that-killed-3\/","title":{"rendered":"‘They were like the Three Musketeers’: friends, family of Pompano Beach crash victims speak out on wreck that killed 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Family members and friends of three young people who, authorities said, were killed in a violent crash in Pompano Beach<\/a> described the victims as best friends who were inseparable and attended the same high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking with 7News on Tuesday, Juan Alcocer said the victims in Monday evening’s crash were his little brother, his cousin and a family friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I didn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe it,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late Tuesday morning, Alcocer visited the spot along the 1600 block of North Federal Highway where, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said, the victims were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s unbelievable still, still trying to cope with it, you know,” he said. “Devastating, right now, it’s unbelievable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s just, it’s a real sad situation,” said a family friend. “We really wanted to come out here to show respect and support.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcocer identified the victims as his 18-year-old younger brother, Richard Manuel Alcocer; their 16-year-old cousin, Miguel Montes; and their 15-year-old family friend, Ruben Balthazar, known to loved ones as Junior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They were like the Three Musketeers, always together, every day, always together,” said Alcocer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I just came here to see how it happened, for real. They sure was joyful, you feel me? They spread good around them,” said Williamson Joseph, a friend of the victims. “Junior, he was a respectful child, Miguel, he was a funny kid, and Richard, he was fun to hang around with.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cousin of the victims, Maria Gonzales, also spoke out on her family’s loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Three Musketeers, like they always hanged out together, every day; that’s why they named them the Three Musketeers,” she said. “They’re all gonna be missed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators said the victims’ white BMW lost control and crashed into a bus stop and concrete pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses Jessica and Jerry Garcia described what they saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe white car in particular was flying by to try and make the light. The light was already yellow turning to red, and he flew by,” said Jerry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputies said the white car collided with another car before crashing into the light pole and the bus stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo loud, it was so loud, like we\u2019ve just \u2013 we\u2019ve been shaking.” said Jessica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cellphone video captured first responders as they worked quickly to remove the three victims from the vehicle as nearby drivers watched in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramedics rushed the patients to Broward Health North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sadly, all three were pronounced deceased,” said BSO spokesperson Carey Codd. \u201cTo have three young people die in a crash like this, it absolutely breaks your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcocer said their families found out about the crash because the mother of one of the victims got an alert on her phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It notified her that her son, they were going super fast. All of a sudden, it stopped, and it stayed there for quite some time,” he said. “And they tried calling. No pickup, nothing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crash left the bus stop torn apart and the light pole on its side, with shattered glass thrown about the sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have teenage boys, and so, for us, this is just so painful,\u201d said Jessica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputies shut down a portion of North Federal Highway for hours. Their investigation lasted well into the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are taking witness statements, gathering evidence, looking for video that will help them try and understand what led up to this tragedy,\u201d said Codd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday morning, crews removed the debris left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family members told 7News all three victims were students at Blanche Ely High School, with Richard having graduated this past spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detectives stated that excessive speed from the driver of the sedan may have been a contributing factor in the crash, as they continue their investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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