Overview
- A 20-year-old driver died Sunday morning after a Saturday night single-vehicle crash on Sea Branch Boulevard near U.S. 1 that sent the car into a tree and set it ablaze.
- A 20-year-old female passenger escaped the burning vehicle with help from a Good Samaritan and was flown to HCA Lawnwood Hospital, where she remains in intensive care.
- Friday night’s separate collision at the Bridge Road and I-95 ramp in Hobe Sound killed a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old after a car carrying three teens reportedly ran a stop sign.
- A 13-year-old from the Hobe Sound crash was hospitalized with serious injuries, and officials said the driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries.
- Sheriff John Budensiek called the crashes avoidable, warned about late-night driving, noted signs of high speed and a GoPro that may have recorded the Sea Branch incident, and said the Florida Highway Patrol is leading ongoing probes.