The short work week after the Labor Day holiday did not start well for drivers in Florida. In West Palm Beach, all southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in western Lake Worth were shut down after a fatal crash on Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. at mile marker 91, which is five miles north of the Boynton Beach Boulevard exit.
According to the FHP, a 17-year-old boy jumped from the Hypoluxo Road overpass down into the southbound lanes of the Turnpike, and was then struck by a box truck, driven by a 29-year-old man.
The name of the 17-year-old has not been released.
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And the family will sue the driver and the company claiming he could have some how prevented it. Somehow we’re expected to anticipate for and take evasive actions for people falling out of the sky.
Yo you need to actually think before you post something a very nice kid took his own life. He has a loving family and saying some stupid shit like this really pisses his closest friends off. If you are this entitled to think that you should also join him and jump off
The kid who died was very nice and had a loving family and he suffered through a lot. I understand the drivers side but to completely undermine how he was feeling is very insensitive as someone who knew him this is very disrespectful.
i knew this kid, shame this all happened.