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A 42-year-old man was killed and his passenger seriously injured after their Hyundai slammed into a semi on Thursday on US-27 in Belle Glade.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, a Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound on US-27 in the outside lane, driving behind a semi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputies say for unknown reasons the driver of the Hyundai, 42-year-old Julius Brown Jr. of Lakeland, didn’t realize he was traveling in the same lane as the semi, and struck the tractor-trailer from behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hyundai rotated clockwise before coming to rest in the left shoulder of the roadway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. His passenger was transported to Delray Medical Center with serious injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver of the semi had no injuries, according to the crash report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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