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Fernando DeSouza *COP
Gender : Male
Age : 43
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/28/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Boynton Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : West Palm Beach PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer crashed patrol car in traffic and died
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Fernando DeSouza was killed in a fiery vehicle crash on duty in Boynton Beach. Police did not explain why he was speeding at 2:30 a.m. when the patrol car crashed into a concrete pole and burst into flames.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/officer-feared-dead-after-fiery-fatal-crash-involving-west-palm-beach-police-cruiser/3081157/
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2023/08/02/police-west-palm-sgt-fernando-desouza-died-in-boynton-becah-crash/70516944007/
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-west-palm-beach-officer-dies-in-fiery-crash-boynton-beach/44672617