Town of Palm Beach - News Releases: Fatal Traffic Crash

Palm Beach Police were notified at 9:19 AM of a traffic accident involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Royal Palm Way and South County Road. The vehicle, a forty ton crane, had struck and killed a pedestrian in the roadway. The driver of the crane, unaware that someone had been struck, continued south on County Road to a construction site located on Jungle Road in Palm Beach.

The pedestrian that was pronounced dead at the scene has been identified as James Brennan of West Palm Beach. The driver of the crane was identified as Christopher Geroda of Royal Palm Beach. The investigation is on-going at this time to determine what factors contributed to the accident. The roadway was reopened to traffic at 2:40 PM.