Fatal Crash on US Highway 27 Claims Life of Moore Haven Woman


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By
Police
Team
News


Lake
Harbor,
FL

May
21,
2025


A
29-year-old
Moore
Haven
woman
was
killed
early
Wednesday
morning
in
a

two-vehicle
collision

along

US
Highway
27
near
Mutt
Thomas
Road
,
according
to
the
Palm
Beach
County
Sheriff’s
Office.


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The
crash
occurred
at
approximately

5:54
a.m.

on

May
21,
2025
,
just
west
of
Mutt
Thomas
Road
in
the
Lake
Harbor
area.


Crash
Details

Investigators
say

Natalie
Leavy
,
driving
a

2022
Nissan
Altima
,
was
heading

northbound
on
US
27

in
the
outside
lane.
Meanwhile,
a

2018
Kenworth
semi-truck
,
driven
by

Wigberto
Figueroa
,
41,
of
Kissimmee,
was
traveling

southbound
in
the
inside
lane
.

For
reasons
still
under
investigation,
Leavy
lost
control
of
her
vehicle,
which
began
to
yaw
northeast
across
the
center
median—crossing
into
the
path
of
the
oncoming
semi
.
The
front
of
the
semi
struck
the

passenger-side
front
corner
panel

of
the
Altima.


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The
force
of
the
impact
caused
Leavy’s
vehicle
to

overturn
and
come
to
rest
on
its
driver
side
,
facing
southwest.
Leavy,
who
was

not
wearing
a
seatbelt
,
was

ejected
from
the
vehicle

and

pronounced
dead
at
the
scene
.

The
semi-truck

rotated
and
slid
southbound
,
ultimately
coming
to
rest
across
the
northbound
lanes
of
US
27.
Figueroa
was

not
injured
.

Authorities
confirmed
that

alcohol
and
drugs
were
not
factors

in
the
crash.
Charges
are
not
anticipated
at
this
time.


Next
of
Kin
Notified


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Leavy’s
family
has
been
notified.
The
PBSO
Traffic
Homicide
Unit
continues
to
investigate
the
incident.

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