A 17-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Hobe Sound Saturday morning, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
The accident happened at 6:51 a.m. on southbound US-1 north of the entrance to Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Jonathan Vicente Peruch of Jupiter, was traveling on US-1 when for an undetermined reason the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree with the left side of his 1999 Mercury Cougar.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, says Florida Highway Patrol in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is not known if alcohol played a role in the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Single-vehicle crash near Jonathan Dickinson State Park entrance leaves one man dead. @FLHSMV investigating. @WPTV pic.twitter.com/N6h9bhEzDL
— Austin Carter (@AustinWPTV) May 28, 2016
