NEW DETAILS: 22-Year-Old Man Dies In Boca Raton Turnpike Crash

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike that we first reported Saturday morning claimed the life of a 22-year-old male, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The one-car crash occurred near mile marker 79 around 4:30 a.m. Saturday.

Here’s what FHP told BocaNewsNow.com: “(the driver of a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee) was traveling northbound in an unknown lane on the Florida Turnpike approaching mile marker 79.

(The driver of the Cherokee) then lost control and traveled in a northeasterly direction to the outside paved shoulder and collided with the face of the guardrail.

V-1 then overturned and continued traveling onto the grass shoulder causing V-1 to collide with the chain link fence. V-1 came to final rest on its roof in the canal.”

BocaNewsNow.com has learned that a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue diver attempted to rescue the man before he was declared dead.