A 20-year-old Boca Raton woman died early Sunday in a crash in Deerfield Beach.
Authorities identified the driver as Alejandra Valadez of Boca Raton.
According to Broward Sheriff's spokesman Mike Jachles, the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a palm tree and drove into a lake just before midnight.
"That's what's so heartbreaking is we see the tragedies, they're preventable. If there's a message here, it's safety. We want people to enjoy the holidays," said Jachles.
Four people were in the car. Firefighters were able to rescue a 16-year-old girl from the front passenger seat. She is in critical condition at a local hospital.
Two men in the back seat were able to escape the vehicle and have non-life threatening injuries.
Jachles says the driver's side was harder for crews to reach because it was the most submerged in the muck.
Crews attempted to resuscitate Valadez, but she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives suspect alcohol played a factor in the crash.