Fatal Truck Accident on SW Warfield Boulevard in Indiantown, FL, on November 04, 2026

A 31-year-old West Palm Beach man was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision involving his Subaru and a semi-trailer in Indiantown, Martin County, on Wednesday night, November 4, 2026. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the crash location as 20359 Warfield Boulevard.

According to troopers, a semi-truck was reversing south across the lanes of SW Warfield Boulevard when it moved into the path of a 2026 Subaru Outback. The Subaru was heading east in the inside lane. Its front end collided with the trailer’s left rear. The Subaru driver’s name was not released.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said deputies reached the scene first. The Florida Highway Patrol’s traffic homicide unit took the lead in investigating the collision.

Budensiek said the truck driver told deputies he had passed the newer section of Fox Brown Road and turned onto an older section that ended without a through connection. According to the sheriff’s account, the driver then reversed onto Warfield Boulevard without first arranging assistance or a flagger, leaving the truck across both lanes of the narrow road.

The truck driver was identified as a 56-year-old New York man. He remained at the scene and spoke with investigators, according to the sheriff, who said the driver was not in custody. His name was not released. Budensiek also said the commercial driver’s license presented to deputies appeared to have been issued in Queens, New York, less than a month earlier.

Separate dashcam footage showed another vehicle carrying a family approaching the truck on the dark roadway after the collision. That driver braked to avoid striking it.

The sheriff said the Subaru driver’s wife received an automatic crash notification and traveled from Palm Beach County to the scene. A Martin County Sheriff’s Office chaplain informed her that her husband had died.

The sheriff’s office said SW Warfield Boulevard remained closed for about six hours after the crash. The supplied information did not give a specific reopening time.

Budensiek said FHP had 90 days to complete its findings and determine the next steps. The investigation had not established a final outcome in the information provided.

The collision marked the fifth traffic death on SW Warfield Boulevard in 2026. Budensiek said the Florida Department of Transportation planned to widen the road, but construction was not expected to begin until 2028.