Overview
- John Arthur Adams, 35, was taken into custody on Feb. 25, 2026, on a warrant for one count of vehicular homicide, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.
- The fatal collision occurred around 11 p.m. on July 16, 2025, on Sandalfoot Boulevard near North Branch Road in Boca Raton.
- Deputies say Adams’s westbound car crossed the center turn lane into the eastbound lane and struck an electric scooter ridden by Alexander Daniel Acevedo, 28, who died at the scene.
- The Sheriff’s Office reported a front-to-front impact that shattered the scooter; Adams, a Deerfield Beach resident driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax, and his passenger were uninjured.
- Authorities said the case stayed active for months during crash reconstruction, and court records with additional investigative details were not yet available.