A fatal crash on Interstate 95 northbound at the Lantana Road exit shut down four lanes of traffic early Sunday morning, leaving drivers in Palm Beach County facing a tangled commute before dawn. The wreck happened around 2 a.m., and by 9 a.m. only the right lane had reopened to traffic.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, which according to WPBF resulted in a fatality. The FHP crash database, as cited by the station, confirms the incident occurred on northbound I-95 at the Lantana Road exit and that four lanes were blocked in the aftermath.
As of 9 a.m., the database showed just the right lane back open, meaning much of the roadway remained restricted for hours after the initial 2 a.m. collision. The station reports it reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for additional information and was still waiting to hear back.
What Remains Unknown
Key details about Sunday's crash have not yet been released. The identity of the person killed, the cause of the collision, and the vehicles involved have not been confirmed, and it is unclear when the remaining blocked lanes reopened to traffic.
The Lantana Road stretch of I-95 has seen fatal crashes before. In January 2023, a pedestrian was struck and killed on southbound I-95 near Lantana Road after a 17-year-old driver in a Honda Civic reportedly failed to maintain his lane and veered right, crashing into a Subaru Impreza driven by a 22-year-old man, according to WFLX. That crash killed an unidentified male pedestrian walking along the outside shoulder, while the two drivers suffered injuries described by the Florida Highway Patrol as non-incapacitating.
Separate Incident Reported in August
FHP also investigated a different fatal crash on northbound I-95 near the Palmetto Park Road exit in Palm Beach County in August, according to a separate report from WPBF. That incident is unrelated to Sunday's crash at Lantana Road, and no connection between the two has been established.
For now, the circumstances surrounding Sunday's deadly wreck remain under investigation, and officials have not released further details on how the crash unfolded or when full lane access will be restored.
