A driver fled from police and caused a pile-up on Lantana Road and Congress Avenue that ended in a fatality around 10:00 p.m. last night according to a report.
Raekwon Johnson was fleeing southbound on Congress Ave. from Atlantis Police after running a red light, according to a police report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
A second vehicle, driven by Sacha Rukin, was going eastbound on Lantana Rd., entering the intersection at Congress Ave.
The report states Johnson drove through the intersection and ran a red light, which caused the front of his car to run into Rukin’s left front door.
Rukin’s car was redirected southbound, rotated and struck a third car. This started a chain-reaction when the third vehicle rotated clockwise and the front of their vehicle hit a fourth car. The third vehicle was projected backwards and hit a fifth vehicle that hit a sixth vehicle.
Rukin’s vehicle came to a rest, straddling the northbound turn lane. Johnson’s car was redirected southeast and came to a rest upon the crosswalk.