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Deputies Seek Video, Witnesses In Fatal Tesla-Motorcycle Crash

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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators want to see video of the intersection where a 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday night. That includes any footage showing the traffic signals.

The crash happened at 8:20 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Forest Hill Boulevard and Pinehurst Drive in the West Palm Beach area. As BocaNewsNow.com first reported, Nathaniel Perlman of West Palm Beach was riding a 2020 Kawasaki east on Forest Hill when an 84-year-old Lake Worth man driving a 2026 Tesla turned left from the westbound turn lane toward southbound Pinehurst. The front of the motorcycle slammed into the Tesla’s passenger side, and the bike overturned onto the road.

Perlman, who was wearing a helmet, died from his injuries. The Tesla driver, Gerald Thomas Sr. of Lake Worth, was wearing a seatbelt and was not hurt. PBSO’s initial report lists no charges.

Anyone with information on the crash, including video of the intersection or its signals, is asked to call the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at 561-688-3400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.

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