ACCESSIBILITYSpeeding driver crossed centerline in deadly Royal Palm Beach crash, PBSO reports
One person is dead, while three others were seriously injured in a crash in Royal Palm Beach on Monday afternoon. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said units were dispatched Ponce De Leon Street, off Royal Palm Beach Boulevard at 2:41 p.m., to reports of a crash with fire. (WPEC)
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A deadly crash on Monday afternoon happened when a speeding vehicle crossed the center line on a sweeping curve and collided with an oncoming truck, according to a new report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office explained Rolando Rancano was heading south on Ponce de Leon Street in Royal Palm Beach shortly after 2:30 p.m. He could not stay in his lane as the road began bending to the right, the report continued. The Labelle man’s 2019 Audi S5 went out of its lane at the apex and into the path of a northbound 2018 Nissan Titan that was hauling a trailer, investigators determined.
The two-vehicle wreck spun both the sedan and the full-size pick-up in addition to toppling the trailer, according to the report.
Rancano, 37, was pronounced dead on the scene.
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The three people in the other trailer all suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment, the Sheriff’s Office added. One of them was transported by helicopter, while two others were taken by ground transportation, Palm Beach Fire Rescue added.
The Sheriff's Office later noted the Audi driven by Rancano was reported stolen from a grocery store about five minutes before the crash.
