Authorities have identified the driver of the Delray Beach fire truck and Brightline train engineer involved in the crash on Dec. 28. Driver Engineer David Wyatt, already identified by Delray Beach Fire Rescue as one of four employees under investigation related to the crash,

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) has announced it will be investigating a Brightline collision with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue engine.

WPTV learned on Friday that Assistant Chief Kevin Green, Division Chief Todd Lynch, Captain Brian Fiorey and Driver Engineer David Wyatt with Delray Fire Rescue have been placed on leave.

Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin announced Friday on Facebook that four employees will remain on leave with pay, pending the result of an internal investigation. According to Martin, this process is standard city policy.

Four members of the Delray Beach Fire Rescue Department have been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted into the Dec. 28, 2024, incident that saw one of the department’s ladder trucks hit by a Brightline train.

WPTV is digging deeper for answers weeks after a crash involving a fire truck and a Brightline train in late December. That crash left 15 people hurt including three firefighters. WPTV reporter Ethan Stein found the city’s investigation is going beyond that incident.