Woman, 23, killed in crash a block away from home
Two vehicles collided early Monday at Military Trail, Belvedere Road.
WEST PALM BEACH — A 23-yearold woman is dead after her Ford Focus crashed with a pickup early Monday at Belvedere Road and Military Trail just west of the city limits, Palm Beach County sheriff ’s authorities said.
Natalie Galvis was about a block east of her home in Haverhill shortly before 3 a.m. when her 2009 Focus collided with a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500, heading south on Military Trail, records state.
Galvis’ Focus stopped in the bushes on the northeast side of the BP gas station just south of Belvedere Road in suburban West Palm Beach. She died from her injuries. Records indicate she was not wearing a seat belt.
The pickup, driven by 27-yearold Bradley Gardner of Royal Palm Beach, flipped on its side south of the intersection and crashed into a wooden Florida Power & Light pole.
Sheriff ’s authorities said Gardner sustained only minor injuries in the crash. He was wearing a seat belt, records state.
Authorities are investigating whether the pickup or the Focus ran a red light. A witness who asked not to be named told The Post on Monday afternoon that it appeared the southbound pickup had a green light. The witness said he spoke with Gardner while they waited for rescue crews. He said Gardner was awake and asking whether the other driver was OK.
Sheriff’s investigators are testing Gardner’s blood to see whether he was under the influence of either drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
The intersection was closed for hours while crew cleaned up the debris that littered the roadway. All lanes had reopened to traffic at 7:30 a.m.