BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two people died in an early morning crash on Boynton Beach Boulevard near Winchester Park Boulevard.
The Boynton Beach Police Department just provided the following advisory on the wreck:
Preliminary investigation has determined that just after midnight, a silver Volkswagen Jetta was traveling east on Boynton Beach Boulevard approaching Winchester Park Boulevard at a high rate of speed when it struck the rear of a black Hyundai Elantra that was stopped at the red light.
The impact caused the Hyundai to ignite, strike a sidewalk and then a cement utility pole, where it became engulfed in flames. The male driver and female passenger inside the Hyundai died, and the driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation into this crash is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Traffic Homicide Investigator Vincent Mastro at 561-742-6165.
