PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Two elderly people are dead in a crash after the driver lost control of the car and went into a Kings Point community building in western Delray Beach.
Passenger Joyce Zanleone, 81, of Belle Glade died from injuries sustained Feb. 17 in the crash, deputies said. The driver, Joseph Zanleone, 76, of Delray Beach, was taken to Delray Medical Center with serious injuries and he died five days later, PBSO said Friday.
PBSO spokesman Teri Barbera said though their addresses are differnet, they were married.
At 4:41 p.m., the driver of the 2020 Hyundai was going westbound on Monaco Boulevard from Jog Road. For unknown reasons, he failed to maintain control of his vehicle as he accelerated rapidly. He ran a stop sign and drove through a hedge line, a roadway sign, a cement planter and finally into a residential building at 529 Brittany Lane in the Kings Point community.
