A Saturday night ride in Royal Palm Beach turned deadly when a motorcycle and SUV collided at State Road 7 and Victoria Groves Boulevard, killing 39-year-old Albert Humphrey. The Royal Palm Beach man was rushed to a West Palm Beach hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Crash details
According to WPTV, investigators with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office say the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on May 30. Humphrey was riding a 2022 Suzuki southbound in the inside lane of State Road 7 when he struck the rear of a 2022 BMW SUV that was turning at Victoria Groves Boulevard.
Deputies said the BMW’s driver, a 56-year-old Wellington woman, suffered minor injuries and had been wearing a seatbelt. The impact was so violent it broke the motorcycle into multiple pieces and threw Humphrey more than 200 feet. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews took him to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where he was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m.
Motorcycle safety in Florida
Motorcycle riders face outsized risk on Florida roads. The state’s crash dashboard shows hundreds of motorcycle fatalities in recent years, and safety reports point to busy arterials and nighttime travel as frequent factors in deadly collisions, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' crash dashboard. Traffic engineers and federal safety reports also highlight intersection turning movements and wide multilane arterials as recurring conflict points, and the Federal Highway Administration’s HSIP report for Florida identifies intersection safety as a key emphasis area.
Investigation
The crash remains under investigation by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division. The sheriff’s initial account of the collision was shared with the public, as reported by WPTV.
