BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Lake Worth man has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that killed a 14-year-old Boynton Beach boy back in June.
Boynton Beach Police say 35-year-old Michael Scott Bates was driving a BMW M4 southbound near the 4600 block of North Congress Avenue just before 9 p.m. on June 12 when he struck Christopher Cetoute, who was crossing the road heading east. Bates was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour at the moment of impact, according to detectives with the department’s Traffic Division. Boynton Beach Fire Rescue pronounced Cetoute dead at the scene.
Everyone involved in the crash stayed on scene that night, and police opened an investigation that stretched for nearly three months. Detectives ultimately determined Bates’ speed was the factor behind the teenager’s death, leading to the vehicular homicide charge.
Bates turned himself in at the Palm Beach County Jail on September 10.
Don’t know why I bother posting. I just feel compelled to speak out or feel as guilty as this loser if I don’t !
This guy should get the death penalty!
He KNEW going 100 MPH could kill!
There’s no doubt!
No he didn’t seek to kill this poor boy, but he knew he could kill someone!!
Take his money, his real estate , everything he owns, sell it and give this boys family the proceeds.
He took the boys life and gave his loved ones a LIFE SENTENCE because of his selfish anarchistic behavior !
HOW MANY MORE OF THESE CRIMES IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE SOCIETY WRITES AS MANY LETTERS AND HOLDS AS MANY PROTESTS AS THEY DO about THEIR TAXES??
WAKE UP PEOPLE! YOU COULD BE NEXT!!
I’m so sick of this and these bastards! I see this behavior every time I drive here in THE LAW & ORDER STATE! What a joke!
This kind of behavior has been minimized and tolerated fo so long it’s like a disease that wasn’t treated early enough!
Save your candles, teddy bears and prayers for yourselves!
100 mph. Jail and loss of license and registration.