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A van carrying four special-needs people returning home from a day of vocational training was hit by a passenger car on Interstate 95 in Boynton Beach, Florida, killing one person and injuring the other four.
The van was returning the four special-needs people to their homes from a day of training at the Boca Habilitation Center on Boca Rio Road. It was hit by a Toyota Scion that tried to merge into the HOV lane and swerved to miss a vehicle already traveling in that lane. The impact sent the van into the Boynton Beach Blvd. exit sign pole.
One of the van passengers, 55-year-old Rachelle Thaddies, was killed in the van accident. The other four, including the driver, were taken to the Daytona Medical Center for their injuries. Three were in serious condition and one was in critical condition; the driver of the Scion, 18-year-old Shane Davila, was taken to JFK Medical Center with minor injuries.
Florida Highway Patrol investigators say that Davila apparently over-corrected to avoid the vehicle in the HOV lane and “t-boned” the special needs van. No charges have been filed yet in the car-van accident and the investigation is ongoing.
To read more about this story see Fatal wreck stirs painful memories of 2005 accident for workers at Boca special-needs center.