Personal Injury Law

Palm Beach County van driver dies after collision with tow truck

By LaBovick Law

In Palm Beach County, there was a fatal truck crash involving a tow truck and a van this week. Reports show that the tow truck driver tried to make an illegal U-turn on Florida's Turnpike and caused a fatal crash.  The victim of the other vehicle unfortunately died. This Palm Beach traffic accident caused a shut down the major roadway's southbound lanes in Boynton Beach for several hours.

According to the FHP, the tow truck slowed on the turnpike in order to make an illegal U-turn. The tow truck pulled into the median but the rear of the truck remained protruding into the traffic lanes. A van driving behind the truck collided with it and rolled over.

The van's driver, was a 32 year old Lake Worth resident. The driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to an FHP news release.The tow truck driver was a 42 year old male of  West Palm Beach. He was not injured. The FHP said the case is still being investigated and charges in the crash are pending.

There was a surviving passenger in the Ford truck that was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries.

 Rollover Crash in Palm Beach County causes death of driver - Palm Beach Post

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on May 12, 2010 (boomark / email).