Two Die After Fiery Truck Accident on Florida Highway
March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: SOUTH BAY, FL – Two people died last Saturday morning from injuries they suffered in a truck accident in Palm Beach County, Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. The fiery crash happened on U.S. Highway 27 in South Bay, Florida near the border with Broward County. The area is in the southern section of the state 160 miles southeast of Orlando and 78 miles northwest of Miami, FL.
After crashing into the rear of the 18 wheeler, Mr. Colon's Chrysler became stuck under the trailer of the truck. Authorities report that the smaller vehicle exploded and then burst into flames, engulfing the car and the two victims.
At around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 6th, 22 year old Evan L. Colon of Pahokee, FL and an unidentified female passenger were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 27 in a Chrysler 300 vehicle.
As Mr. Colon drove through the 7000 block area of U.S. 27 near mile marker 60 he slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer truck driven by 73 year old Juan Ramon Rodriguez of Hialeah, FL. Mr. Rodriguez was hauling a load of sugar cane at the time of the truck accident.
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According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, there were reports that Mr. Colon was driving at an excessive rate of speed at the time of the truck accident.
After crashing into the rear of the 18 wheeler, Mr. Colon’s Chrysler became stuck under the trailer of the truck. Authorities report that the smaller vehicle exploded and then burst into flames, engulfing the car and the two victims.
Local emergency and rescue teams arrived at the truck accident scene and extinguished the fiery crash. However, it would take hours for rescue personnel and highway workers to pull the semi truck and the Chrysler apart.
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By the time the fire was put out and the vehicles separated, Mr. Colon and his female passenger had already died from the injuries sustained in the truck accident. Authorities believe that the two victims died instantly upon impact of the Chrysler 300 and the trailer truck. Both were pronounced dead at the scene of the fiery collision.
The trailer truck driver, Mr. Rodriquez, suffered minor injuries, primarily to his face. He was treated at the scene of the truck accident, and there were no reports that his injuries required transport to the hospital.
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Accident investigators from Palm Beach County have determined that weather conditions such as fog or smoke were not factors in the fatal truck accident. There were also no reports of precipitation on the highway surface at the time of the collision.
Authorities have stated that the Chrysler 300 was moving at a high rate of speed and it does not appear that Mr. Colon applied his brakes prior to rear ending the tractor trailer truck.
No charges or citations have been made at this time, and the truck accident remains under investigation.
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