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One Man Dead, Two Hospitalized After Boynton Beach Crash

Posted on Jun 18, 2012

A man is dead after a five-vehicle crash on Boynton Beach Boulevard.

The Palm Beach County accident occurred at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2012 just west of the I-95 overpass. Seventy-nine-year-old Marc Pierre of Boynton Beach was traveling west on Boynton Beach Boulevard in a gold-colored, four-door Acura. He was speeding when he reached the intersection with Old Boynton Road. Pierre failed to stop for the red light at the intersection and crashed into the rear of a pick-up truck that had stopped at the traffic signal.

Both vehicles spun into the intersection, where they caused additional crashes. The pick-up truck crashed into a second truck. The Acura crashed into a trailer, which hit a fifth vehicle.

Pierre died at the scene of the crash. Boynton Beach police officers are trying to determine if a medical emergency is to blame for the Boynton Beach accident. There were no other serious injuries, but two occupants of the fifth vehicle were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Westbound Boynton Beach Boulevard was closed for nearly four hours while officers investigated the crash.

Florida has the largest population of elderly in the United States. Although many older Americans are in good health, medical emergencies often affect older drivers. If a stroke, heart attack, or diabetic emergency occurs while the victim is driving, everyone on the road is put at risk. Although no one can predict a medical emergency, a driver who causes a Florida medical emergency crash may still be liable for any injury resulting from the accident.