Fatal crash on I-95 northbound at mile marker 71, West Palm Beach — Oct 4, 2026, 5:29 am EDT

Report received Oct 4, 2026 at 5:29 am EDT

Crash summary

A fatal crash was reported at Interstate 95 northbound at mile marker 71, WEST PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County. The report was received at 5:29 a.m. EDT on October 4, 2026.

Dispatch was recorded at 5:30 a.m. EDT. Arrival was recorded at 5:39 a.m. EDT.

The incident was no longer listed in the FHP feed when checked at 7:55 p.m. EDT.

Other crash reports near this location

In the 90 days before this report, the FCW archive contains 14 other mapped qualifying reports within one mile of the reported location, measured in a straight line.

These include 12 reports involving injuries and 9 reports with a reported roadblock. Categories overlap.

The archive comparison covers July 6, 2026 through October 4, 2026, ending at this report’s received time.

Most recent earlier report: Injury crash on I-95 southbound at mile marker 71, West Palm Beach — Oct 4, 2026, 2:36 am EDT. Its mapped location is less than 0.1 mile away.

Crash details

Incident type
Fatality
Road impact
Additional impact details not supplied
Reported location
Interstate 95 northbound at mile marker 71, WEST PALM BEACH
Original road label
I-95
CAD reference
RCC26IN0735701
Locality
WEST PALM BEACH
Mile marker
71
Reported direction
Northbound

Update history

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Times shown in Eastern time.

Original received value: 10/4/2026 5:29:15 AM

  1. FHP source time
    Incident received by FHP (source-reported time)
  2. FHP source time
    Dispatch time recorded by FHP
  3. FHP source time
    Arrival time recorded by FHP
  4. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    FHP source record updated
  5. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    No longer listed by the Florida Highway Patrol after three healthy polls
  6. Observed by Florida Crash Watch
    Public record corrected by the operator

Latest known information

Last reported road impact
Additional impact details not supplied
Listing status
No longer listed

Report last updated Oct 27, 2026 at 8:22 am EDT

Received and dispatch times are not confirmed crash times.

No longer listed does not mean the road has reopened.

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