ONE PERSON KILLED, A CHILD RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER
HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN A CAR AND TRUCK IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A West Palm Beach man died Saturday night just before 8 o'clock in a crash at Haverhill Road and Cresthaven Boulevard.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Johnny Lara was driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra on Haverhill Road approaching Cresthaven when he lost control of the vehicle and traveled into the northbound lanes.
The driver of a 1999 Chevrolet pickup truck was unable to avoid striking the Sentra, which had come into the path of the truck.
During the crash, investigators say the front of the truck collided with the passenger side of Lara's vehicle.
The driver and three passengers of the truck were not wearing their seatbelts and all were injured.
They were transported to St. Mary's Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.
According to officials, a child who was not secured properly in a car seat was airlifted to the hospital.
Lara was pronounced dead at the scene.