The driver of an SUV involved in a fatal crash near Boca Raton in July 2025 has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.
On Wednesday morning, with assistance from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Warrants Division, John Arthur Adams, 35, was arrested and charged in connection with a July 16 crash that killed 28-year-old Alexander Acevedo in the 10520 block of Sandalfoot Boulevard.
Acevedo was riding an electric scooter eastbound on Sandalfoot Blvd. when Adams, who was driving westbound on Sandalfoot Blvd. in a Chevrolet SUV, drifted into the eastbound lane, striking Acevedo and throwing him from the scooter.
Acevedo was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash report indicated that Adams was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
WPTV spoke with Acevedo's mother, Kym Lugo, in August, as she pushed for more speed bumps and lights in the area of Sandalfoot Blvd. where her son was killed. Residents said they have been petitioning for speed bumps for years with no success.
“It pains me to know that perhaps if there was something in place to have slowed down that driver, maybe his injuries wouldn’t have been fatal," she said.
