Broward County

3 teens killed in Pompano Beach crash were inseparable, family members say

By Angie DiMichele, Shira Moolten and Joe Cavaretta South Florida Sun Sentinel
Juan Alcocer, father of Richard Manuel Alcocer, 18, arrives at the bus stop on Tuesday, a day after his son died in a crash at the site. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Juan Alcocer, father of Richard Manuel Alcocer, 18, arrives at the bus stop on Tuesday, a day after his son died in a crash at the site. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Joe Cavaretta South Florida Sun Sentinel

Richard, Miguel and “Junior” were never apart, family members said. Monday evening was no different.

The three teenagers — who were more like brothers, according to family — were killed in a severe crash in Pompano Beach about 7 p.m. when their BMW lost control, flipped and struck a bus stop and a light pole, according to witnesses and deputies.

“If you were to go to their house every day, they were always the three together,” said Adrian Alcocer, 20, cousin of the BMW’s driver, Richard Alcocer. “No matter what … they never once separated.”

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