Close to a month after a Brightline train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck, the city’s police department has launched an internal investigation into whether officers properly handled the June 2023 off-duty car crash that had led to a suspended license for its fire truck driver.

Years of positive work evaluations for a Delray fire truck driver preceded a Dec. 28 crash with a Brightline train where a $1 million ladder truck was destroyed. The violent crash has resulted in

Multiple investigations are underway after a Dec. 28 collision between a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck and a Brightline train.

Police Chief Russ Mager says the integrity of their investigations is paramount, "especially when they involve public safety personnel."

For the Delray Beach ladder truck destroyed in a Dec. 28 collision with a Brightline train, a replacement is between $1.3 and $2.3 million.