Six Delray Beach Police officers have been cleared after the internal investigation of an off-duty car crash in 2023 involving the firefighter who would later be terminated for driving a fire engine into the path of a Brightline train.
Delray Beach Fire Rescue driver-engineer David Wyatt drove a $1 million ladder truck around lowered gates and onto the tracks on Dec. 28 while responding to an emergency call, violently colliding with the Brightline traveling at nearly 80 mph. He and two fellow firefighters, along with 15 Brightline passengers, were injured. Wyatt was issued a noncriminal traffic citation earlier this year and fired in April for the crash.
The December crash led to numerous investigations and brought to light that multiple Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees, including Wyatt, drove fire engines and rescue trucks with suspended licenses at some point during their employment without supervisors’ knowledge. Wyatt’s license was active at the time of the Brightline crash…