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1 dead, 1 injured in Delray Beach crash

Posted at 9:27 AM, Aug 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-14 09:27:20-04

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- A 28-year-old Riviera Beach man died Saturday night in a Delray Beach crash.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says Rubin Atwaters Jr. was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer eastbound within the outside lane of West Atlantic Boulevard, approaching the intersection of Lakes of Delray Saturday at 11 p.m.

PBSO says Atwaters lost control of his vehicle for undetermined reasons and skidded off the roadway and through the intersection of Lakes of Delray.

Investigators say the vehicle was traveling sideways as it left the road and collided with a concrete power pole, coming to rest on its driver's side.

Atwater was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

His passenger sustained serious injuries.