West Palm Beach, FL (March 9, 2021) - A Virginia man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in West Palm Beach on Tuesday. The incident happened on I-95 just before 2:00 a.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Troopers say that the 23-year-old Virginia man was trying to push his disabled vehicle off the roadway when he was hit by an SUV traveling northbound and thrown into the roadway. As he was lying in the roadway the man was hit by a second car. The SUV driver remained at the scene while the driver of the second vehicle fled before police could arrive. The road was closed until around 7:00 a.m. The deceased victim has not been identified and no other injuries were reported.
No further details are available.
Deadly car accidents in Florida take place each day. According to statistics, a person loses their life in a Florida car accident about once every three hours. Many of these victims will be killed when they come into contact with a negligent driver and not through any fault of their own.
Our most sincere condolences go out to the family of the man who was killed in this fatal accident in West Palm Beach.
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