WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The West Palm Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying the driver involved in a crash that killed a 28-year-old man Monday morning.
Connor Blais was found dead in the roadway in the 4900 block of South Olive Avenue at about 1:50 a.m., according to police. An electric scooter was located nearby.
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Police say Blais was returning home from his job at a local restaurant when the crash occurred, and the driver fled without stopping to help Blais or reporting the crash.
O'Shea's Irish Pub, located along Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach, posted on social media that Blais worked there, and asked the public for help locating the driver.
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle likely sustained damage to its front end or passenger side from the impact.
"His shift ended around 1 a.m., and we received a call around 1:50 a.m. from another driver reporting that there was an individual lying in the roadway," West Palm Beach police spokeswoman Rachel Leitao said.
Detectives are now asking residents in the Southend neighborhood to check their security cameras for any footage that might help identify the vehicle or driver, particularly along South Olive Avenue between Russlyn Drive and Pilgrim Road.
Anyone with information or video footage is urged to contact Detective Hatfield with the West Palm Beach Police Department at 561-822-1784. Please reference case number 20260009954.
"Connor was an adventurous person. He never met a stranger. Every place he went, people would fall in love with him," Connor’s mother Janet Blais told WPTV on Monday.
She said he wasn't just an employee; the staff also considered him family.
"This is a complete shock and devastation to the family here at O'Shea's," Charlene Carlin, a regular customer at the pub, said.
Carlin was at O'Shea's the night Connor worked his last shift.
"We always say, 'I love you,' before you leave, because we've lost so many people here, and we know that tragedy can strike at any time. And unfortunately, you did yet again here," Carlin said.
The people who loved Connor have one message for the driver who left him in the road.
"Justice needs to be served. Bring yourself forward, not only for Connor, but for his family, for his friends, everybody else too," O'Shea's manager Jake Stamton said.
