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23-year-old Jesus Jose Gaspar of Lake Worth was killed Saturday night after being struck by a car as he lay in the street.
Gaspar was laying in the westbound lane of 7th Avenue North approximately 20 feet east of the CRX train crossing.
His head was facing north and his feet were facing south.
24-year-old Matthew Ecker of Lake Worth was traveling west on 7th Avenue North approaching the rise to the CRX crossing.
Six people were hurt in a crash that involved a Palm Tran bus Wednesday morning, according to fire rescue.
The incident happened at 45th Street and Military Trail in West Palm Beach.
Four of the injured were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center.
Two were transported to West Palm Hospital.
The injuries were considered minor.
A fatal pedestrian accident Sunday night along Haverhill Road has led to one arrest, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said that 47-year-old Robin Veras was crossing Haverhill Road near Haverhill Court and did not yield to a Toyota 4Runner heading southbound. Veras was struck and killed by the vehicle driven by Orlirio Valenzuela, according to PBSO. Deputies said that Valenzula did not contribute to the fatal wreck, however his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. Valenzula was arrested by PBSO on DUI charges.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating two deadly crashes Sunday night.
The first happened around 6 p.m. near Australian Avenue and 45th Street. Authorities said a dirt bike traveling south on Australian collided with a pick up truck. The driver of the dirt bike died on scene. The truck driver was not hurt.
A person sustained serious injuries and was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center after being struck by a train in Jupiter, said a spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The person appears to have suffered a limb amputation and was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert patient
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Rescue crews arrived on the scene of the accident, near East Indiantown Road and North Alternate A1A, around 1:35 a.m.
A Lake Worth man and a West Palm Beach woman died Friday morning when they were thrown from their motorcycle over an Interstate 95 ramp, the Florida Highway Patrol said Saturday morning.
The driver was Timothy Jacob Pavelka Sr., 57, said a FHP spokesman. His passenger was Christina Michelle Debonis, 43.
Neither was wearing a helmet when the motorcycle crashed just before 9:15 a.m. Friday. The cause of the crash — and whether alcohol played any role in it — remains under investigation, FHP said.
Three people were taken to southern Palm Beach County hospitals after being injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night in suburban Boca Raton, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said.
The crash happened at about 6 p.m. near Glades Road and State Road 7, said a Fire & Rescue spokesman. Several people were found trapped in the vehicles, and firefighters had to use extrication tools to get them out
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One person suffered severe injures and was taken as a trauma alert to Delray Medical Center. The other two people were taken to West Boca Medical Center.
Elizabeth Arellano Renteria, 21, and Hilda Marisol Medrano, 21 of Okeechobee are dead tonight after a fatal, deputy-involved car crash happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, said a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol.
A motorcyclist was hurt Friday morning in a crash near the intersection of Forest Hill and Southern boulevards.
The wreck occurred at 10:55 a.m., according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
When emergency crews arrived, they found the motorcyclist had been struck by a vehicle and was lying in the road.
The man, whose name has not been released, was transported to Delray Medical Center by Trauma Hawk for treatment.