A father, husband and grandfather died after a crash at U.S. 27 and I-75, FHP says
A Palm Beach Gardens man died Tuesday morning in a crash at the intersection of Interstate 75 and U.S. 27 in Broward County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Tulio Montesano — Pace High graduate, lover of University of Miami sports, original Miami Heat season ticket holder — was 67.
The former Palm Springs North resident is survived by his adoring daughter Michelle Montesano-Mullinex, who lives in the house in which her father was raised; son-in-law Eddie Mullinex; granddaughter Jordan Mullinex; travel partner and wife of 15 years Barbara Wise Montesano; stepson William Martin; stepdaughter Pamela Miller; and step-grandchildren Bradley and Lily.
An 88-year-old woman in Montesano’s passenger seat suffered serious injuries.
Montesano’s SUV’s left side hit the right front of a tractor-trailer as he exited I-75 north for U.S. 27 north. That sent both vehicles off the road, the SUV spinning, rolling and winding up in the median of U.S. 27 and facing southeast.
After the 7:25 a.m. crash, BSO Fire Rescue flew one Montesano to Broward Health and drove the woman there. The exit and highways there were closed Tuesday morning for the cleanup and investigation.
This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 8:56 AM.
