BOCA RATON, Fla. — A pickup truck driver died Monday evening after colliding with a Brightline train in Boca Raton, according to police.
The Boca Raton Police Department is investigating the collision that occurred at 5:37 p.m. at 1 SW 18th Street. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and has been identified as Alexis Natanael Villatoro Gaspar, 30, of Margate.
Police say a Chevrolet Colorado driving eastbound on SW 18th St. stopped on the tracks as a northbound Brightline train struck the passenger side, causing the vehicle to roll several times before coming to a stop in an embankment between the tracks and South Dixie Highway.
Gaspar was transported to a local hospital and later died from his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Homicide Investigator Crawford at (561) 620-6227.
