Special to Lake Okeechobee News
PARKLAND -- The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating an industrial accident that left a Belle Glade man dead in Parkland Monday, Feb. 21.
At approximately 10:35 a.m., Broward County Regional Communications received a call about a construction truck that went into a body of water at 15490 Loxahatchee Road. BSO district deputies arrived at the scene. Coral Springs Fire Rescue and BSO Dive Team members responded to help search for the driver. Their endeavors ultimately became part of a recovery effort.
According to investigators, the driver of a Caterpillar dump truck, Jeffrey Seraphin, 24, was traveling west within the construction site south of 15490 Loxahatchee Road. He was reversing towards the man-made canal to dump a load of dirt and mud. The driver reversed past the point of safety, and the truck began to slip back into the water. He was able to exit the truck and tried to swim to shore. He was unable to reach safety and ultimately drowned. Coral Springs Fire Rescue pronounced him deceased at the scene.
BSO Traffic Homicide detectives were notified and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this accident.
