Florida Turnpike & Atlantic Ave. — Approximate Site of October 15 Crash
A 22-year-old man died early Saturday after his Jeep veered off the Florida Turnpike, crashed through a guardrail and fence, and flipped upside down into a canal near mile marker 79 in Boca Raton. A Palm Beach County Fire Rescue diver went into the water in an attempt to pull him out, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash was first reported around 4:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes near mile marker 79, according to BocaNewsNow.com, in an area the outlet describes as north of Glades Road and south of Atlantic Avenue, along the Boca Raton–Delray Beach border. Florida Highway Patrol later identified the victim only as a 22-year-old male, per the station’s follow-up report.
How the Crash Unfolded, According to FHP
Troopers say the driver of a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling northbound in an unknown lane as he approached mile marker 79 when he lost control of the vehicle. Per FHP, the Jeep traveled northeasterly onto the outside paved shoulder before striking the face of a guardrail. The impact sent the SUV overturning onto the grass shoulder, where it then collided with a chain-link fence, the same report notes…