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Fernando DeSouza *COP

Case # :348

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

Officer(s) :Fernando De Souza

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