Boca Teen Killed After Jumping On Boat Trailer

The driver of a flatbed truck was unaware man had jumped onto his trailer and was trying to slide off

A Boca Raton resident was killed Tuesday morning when he jumped on a stranger's boat trailer and was run over.

Kevin Nolan Ryan Van Vorce, 19, was pronounced dead at North Broward Medical Center after the incident at I-95 and Oakland Park Boulevard.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a man from South Carolina towing a boat trailer behind a Freightliner flatbed was driving westbound on Oakland Park Boulevard.

Unbeknownst to the driver, Van Vorce lept onto the boat trailer when the man stopped for traffic.

As the driver moved to enter the northbound entrance ramp onto I-95, Van Vorce attempted to slide off the trailer.

Instead, he fell into the roadway and was run over by the rear tires of the trailer, according to FHP.

The incident remains under investigation.

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