PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A two-car crash left four people dead in southern Palm Beach County Monday evening, deputies said.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the wreck occurred just before 9 p.m. in the 17900 block of South Military Trail west of Boca Raton.
The sheriff's office said a vehicle was heading southbound at a high rate of speed in the inner lane of South Military Trail approaching the entrance to the Polo Club Shops.
A second vehicle was traveling northbound within the left turn lane for the Polo Club Shops and in the process of turning left into the shops, entering the inner lane for southbound South Military Trail.
The speeding vehicle hit the passenger side of the second vehicle, causing significant damage and sending the turning vehicle into a concrete utility pole.
The speeding vehicle came to a final rest against the shrub line, where the engine compartment was engulfed by fire.
All four occupants of the second vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
Both occupants of the speeding vehicle were able to get out and were taken to Delray Medical Center with serious injuries. Deputies identified the driver as Jazmin Shope, 20, and the passenger as Ethan Littman, 22. They are in serious condition and did not give breathalyzer.
The sheriff's office tells WPTV that the four victims who were killed were all elderly and from Boca Raton. The victims have been identified as Arlene Rose, 87, James Rose, 88, Thelma Levy, 93, and Gerald Levy, 92.
No other details about the crash have been released. Stay with WPTV.com and WPTV News for more updates as they become available.
