BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Delray Beach Police Thursday night announced an arrest in a February crash that left one person dead. This is the advisory:
An arrest has been made following the February 2023 fatal crash at W. Atlantic Avenue and Military Trail. Balmont Thompson, 28, was arrested in Miami Thursday morning by the South Florida Marshals Task Force. Thompson is charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and seven other charges. He was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail.
The Delray Beach Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit investigated the crash that happened at 5:04 a.m. on February 13, 2023. Youseline Pierre, was traveling south on S. Military Trail through the W. Atlantic Avenue intersection when she was struck on the passenger side of her Mazda SUV by an eastbound vehicle (black Honda Accord) traveling at a high rate of speed.
Pierre was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the Honda Accord (Thompson), and three passengers were transported to the hospital with serious bodily injuries. After a thorough investigation, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Balmont Thompson.
