The Palm Beach Post

Assistant fifire chief blamed for traffiffic wreck that hurt 2

Greg Hoggatt, with lights, siren on, cited for failure to yield.

- By Alexandra Seltzer Palm Beach Post Staffff Writer aseltzer@pbpost.com Twitter: @alexseltze­r

BOYNTON BEACH — Boynton Beach’s assistant fifire chief, who was recently interim chief, was blamed for a traffific crash Tuesday that sent t wo passengers to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Greg Hoggatt was driving a city-owned 2016 red Chevrolet Tahoe east on Woolbright Road with the lights and sirens activated about 3 p.m.

Garrett Donald was driving a 2017 white Toyota Camry offff Interstate 95 in the right of two left-turn lanes onto Woolbright.

Hoggatt had a red traffiffic light and Donald had a green one, a state crash report says.

Hoggatt didn’t slow down before entering the intersec- tion on the r e d l i g h t , a n d t h e front of the c i t y ’s S UV hit the left side of the Camry as it w a s t u r n - ing. Two passengers in the Camry were taken to a local hospital. Hoggatt was not injured, the report says.

A city spokeswoma­n did not return a request for comment Friday.

Hoggatt was given a citation for failing to yield while approachin­g or entering an intersecti­on.

Donald and one of his passengers, Jessica Blanchard, were given citations for not wearing seat belts, the report says.

Alcohol and drugs were not suspected in the crash.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D BY BOYNTON BEACH POLICE ?? A 2017 Toyota Camry suffffered extensive damage after it collided with a Boynton Beach assistant chief’s Chevrolet Tahoe on Tuesday.
CONTRIBUTE­D BY BOYNTON BEACH POLICE A 2017 Toyota Camry suffffered extensive damage after it collided with a Boynton Beach assistant chief’s Chevrolet Tahoe on Tuesday.
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