Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide investigators are asking the public for help and any video recordings from a fatal crash between a motorcycle and a sedan on Forest Hill Boulevard in suburban West Palm Beach.
The collision happened at about 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at the intersection with Pinehurst Drive. Investigators said an 84-year-old Lake Worth driver was turning left from the westbound left-turn lane toward southbound Pinehurst Drive when his Tesla sedan crossed the path of an eastbound Kawasaki motorcycle. The motorcycle struck the passenger side of the car, overturned and landed in the roadway.
The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old West Palm Beach man, died at the scene. Crash records show he was wearing a helmet. The driver of the sedan was wearing a seatbelt and was not hurt. Impairment is not suspected.
Lead investigator Robert Stephan is asking anyone who saw the crash, or who has surveillance, dashcam or security footage of the intersection or the traffic signals, to call him at 561-688-3400. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477), referencing PBSO Case #26-109920.
