This is what our Vehicle Homicide Investigations Unit discovered while investigation the fatal crash that occurred on the 16th Ave. North and Dixie Highway, Lake Worth.
V-2 WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF DIXIE HWY APPROACHING NW 16TH
AVE, V-1 WAS ALSO SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE. V-1 SWERVED TO THE RIGHT
TO AVOID A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT OF V-1 STRUCK THE
LEFT REAR OF V-2. V-1 OVERTURNED ONTO ITS SIDE SLIDING TO REST TO NW
17TH AVE. V-2 WAS REDIRECTED TO THE WEST, STRUCK THE RAISED CURB AND
OVERTURNED AS THE DRIVER SIDE OF V-2 STRUCK A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE.
RIGHT REAR PASSENGER OF V-2 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED UPON ARRIVAL TO ST
MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER OF V-2 WERE
TRANSPORTED TO JFK MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. IMPAIRMENT IS
CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR FOR D-1.