In Traffic – Metro Report

A 19-year-old Royal Palm Beach man died Monday night after the car he was riding in collided with a semi truck on State Road 7 and 80th Street South west of Boynton Beach, authorities said. Shortly after 10 p.m., the semi, driven by Samuel Gervais, made a U-turn to go south on State Road 7, pulling out in front of a Honda CRX, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Honda struck the rear of the semi’s trailer. Gervais, 48, of Deerfield Beach, was not injured. Joseph Anthony Nannariello, who was a passenger in the Honda, was killed. The Honda’s driver, Joshua David Braswell, 20, of West Palm Beach suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. Neither Nannariello nor Braswell was wearing seat belts, authorities said.

~ by ww on November 1, 2006.