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Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Two people injured in upside-down wreck near remote PBC canal
Two people were rescued Saturday afternoon from their upside-down vehicle in far southwestern Palm Beach County, fire rescue officials said. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue workers were sent just after noon Saturday to the 22000 block of Miami Canal Road, close to the Broward County line and about five miles west of U.S. 27, for a report of a car in a canal. Rescuers discovered instead an upside-down vehicle in the muddy bank next to the canal. One person was trapped in the cab, and the other was under the vehicle itself, fire rescue officials said in a news release. Four other agencies helped in the rescue: the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and the Palm Beach County Health Care District, which provided a TraumaHawk helicopter. Fire Rescue workers extricated the two people from the wreck, who were transported by TraumaHawk and the Broward Fire Rescue helicopter to a local trauma center. Fire Rescue officials provided no further details. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Upside down vehicle traps two near remote canal in southwest PBC
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Palms West patient who beat nurse to get 'independent' review of mental health, lawyers say
ROYAL PALM BEACH — A law firm representing the HCA Florida Palms West Hospital patient accused of attacking a nurse this week issued a statement Friday calling the incident "an unimaginable time for the victim and her family" and said an "independent" doctor will evaluate the Wellington man's mental health. The statement, issued by the Rossen Law Firm, called Stephen Scantlebury "a hardworking, loving husband, father and son" who is dealing with a form of mental illness it did not disclose. It said he went to the hospital seeking help after "displaying unusual behavior in the days leading up to this event" and asked anyone who believes they saw him experiencing a mental-health episode to contact them. From the courts: Palm Beach yacht captain accused of rape pleads to lesser charge, avoids prison Scantlebury is facing a charge of attempted second-degree murder in the beating, which broke "essentially every bone" in the nurse's face and likely will leave her blind, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators added a hate-crime enhancement to Scantlebury's charges, saying he had "made utterances" about the victim's gender, race or religion before Tuesday's attack. They did not specify which one. The law firm said it was working with prosecutors and law enforcement "to investigate what happened and what led to it." It said it would make no further comment on the case. "Right now, the public has only heard one side of the story -- the side presented by law enforcement," the statement said. "However, one-sided narratives can be misleading, especially when mental illness is involved. Our role is to ensure that the complete story comes to light." Medics flew the nurse, whom neither the hospital nor the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has identified, to St. Mary's Medical Center on a Trauma Hawk helicopter after the attack. She remained in critical condition this week. A spokesperson for HCA Florida Palms West, which serves Palm Beach County's western communities from its campus on Southern Boulevard near Royal Palm Beach, said the attack on the nurse "happened within a matter of seconds" and was witnessed by multiple people who came to assist. "Our primary concern is with our beloved colleague and we are praying for her recovery," wrote the hospital in a prepared statement. "We are also providing support to our hospital staff who are understandably shaken by this incident. We are grateful to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office who acted to detain the suspect and we are assisting law enforcement in their investigation." The attack happened at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. According to the police report, the nurse was taking care of Scantlebury in his room on the third floor when he 'inexplicably' jumped on top of his bed and then onto the nurse to attack her, prompting another nurse to look for help. Witnesses found the nurse lying on the floor and Scantlebury standing over her, hitting her repeatedly in the face with his fists. After the attack, Scantlebury fled the hospital dressed only in shorts and ran along Southern with deputies and nurses chasing behind him prior to his arrest. Witnesses told deputies he had been acting paranoid in the two days before the attack. He has no record of prior felony arrests in Palm Beach County, according to online court records. Sign up for our Post on Wellington weekly newsletter, delivered every Thursday! Valentina Palm covers Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Greenacres, Palm Springs and other western communities in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. Email her at vpalm@ and follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @ValenPalmB. Support local journalism: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Law firm: Palms West patient who beat nurse to get 'independent' exam
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
PBSO adds hate crime charge in patient's beating of Palms West nurse that may leave her blind
ROYAL PALM BEACH — A Wellington man is now facing a possible hate crime charge after his arrest for beating a nurse at HCA Palms West Hospital on Tuesday so badly that he fractured "essentially every bone" in her face and is likely to leave her blind, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. A spokesperson said investigations into the Feb. 18 attack by Stephen Scantlebury, 33, on a nurse at HCA Palms West Hospital has led the office to enhance his existing charge of attempted second-degree murder. It did not specify the reason it is seeking to add the hate crime offense to Scantlebury's charges. "Hate crime enhancements, if proven, can result in harsher penalties upon conviction,' the sheriff's office said in a prepared statement. 'They highlight the motive behind the defendant's actions and their broader impact on the community.' The nurse, who hasn't been identified by the sheriff's office nor HCA, remained in critical condition Wednesday at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach after arriving there on a Trauma Hawk helicopter. She is expected to survive her injuries. Scantlebury, 33, came to Palms West in the days prior to the attack to deal with an ailment the hospital declined to specify, citing patient privacy laws. The sheriff's office said that he had been assessed under the state's Baker Act, which allows a person showing violent or suicidal behavior to be committed involuntarily for up to 72 hours. Scantlebury's arrest report said he did not provide a statement to investigators. The attack happened at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. According to the police report, the nurse was taking care of Scantlebury in his room on the third floor when he 'inexplicably' jumped on top of his bed and then onto the nurse to attack her, prompting another nurse to look for help. Witnesses found the nurse lying on the floor and Scantlebury standing over her, hitting her repeatedly in the face with his fists. After the attack, Scantlebury fled the hospital dressed only in shorts and ran along Southern Boulevard with deputies and nurses chasing behind him prior to his arrest. Witnesses told deputies he had been acting paranoid in the two days before the attack. He has no record of prior felony arrests in Palm Beach County, according to online court records. A spokesperson for HCA Florida Palms West said the attack on our "happened within a matter of seconds" and was witnessed by multiple people who came to assist. "Our primary concern is with our beloved colleague and we are praying for her recovery," wrote the hospital in a prepared statement. "We are also providing support to our hospital staff who are understandably shaken by this incident. We are grateful to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office who acted to detain the suspect and we are assisting law enforcement in their investigation." Sign up for our Post on Wellington weekly newsletter, delivered every Thursday! Valentina Palm covers Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Greenacres, Palm Springs and other western communities in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. Email her at vpalm@ and follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @ValenPalmB. Support local journalism: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: PBSO adds hate crime charge in patient's beating of Palms West nurse
