Police say motorcyclist dies in car crash in Delray Beach

DELRAY BEACH – A motorcyclist died in a collision with a car in Delray Beach Monday morning, city police said.

Investigators could not immediately identify the person involved in the accident; they only said he was 25 years old.

The crash occurred at about 8:40 a.m. in the 5300 block of West Atlantic Avenue, just west of Military Trail. Police said the motorcyclist was traveling at a “high rate of speed” when the motorcycle struck a Toyota sedan that was turning off West Atlantic Avenue into a shopping center. The motorcyclist died at the scene.

Delray Beach Fire Department took the Toyota driver to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.

While the accident was being investigated, police closed the westbound lanes of West Atlantic for about three hours. Traffic was reopened around noon.

Tom Elia is an editor at the Palm Beach Post covering public safety, courts and the northern and western communities of Palm Beach County. You can reach him at[email protected]. Support local journalism:Subscribe today.

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