Teen passenger killed after vehicle crashes into canal

A passenger was killed Sunday morning after a car crashed into a canal along State Road 880 near Belle Glade, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

The wreck happened at 7:23 a.m. at 29632 State Road 880

A crash report from the sheriff’s office shows that a 24-year-old driver, who was under the influence of drugs/alcohol, was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

Investigators said the driver’s 2010 Mercedes C300 was traveling westbound when he failed to maintain control of the vehicle and crossed into the eastbound lanes.

When the car left the road, it hit a steep slope, causing it to overturn.

The vehicle then returned upright and rolled into the canal where it eventually came to a stop, according to the sheriff’s office crash report.

A passenger in the vehicle, identified as Yoskarlin Batista Leon, 19, of Belle Glade, was pulled from the canal but pronounced dead at the scene by the Palm Beach County Fire Department.

The driver suffered minor injuries in the wreck.

Charges are pending in the case, the crash report said.

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