A woman was hospitalized and her passenger is dead after she lost control of her car and struck a tree in Weston Sunday night, authorities said.
The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. near the 100 block of Bonaventure Boulevard.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, 27-year-old Stephanie Perez was driving a 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer with 24-year-old Nathan C. Bello as her passenger when she lost control of the car while trying to negotiate a curve.
The car struck the median then hit a tree. Bello was pronounced dead at the scene.
Perez was seriously injured and was extracted from the car and airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center.
The crash remains under investigation.
