West Palm Beach, FL : Jupiter Farms teen dies in dirt bike crash on Saturday, January 14th 2017

A 17-year-old Jupiter Farms boy died after being thrown from a dirt bike in a head-on collision just after midnight this morning.

Liam Maclachlan was riding a Yamaha dirt bike south in the northbound lane of Alexander Run in Jupiter Farms when he crashed into an oncoming pickup truck, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Maclachlan was thrown from the bike to the side of the road, where he died from his injuries, investigators said.

Investigators say that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.

The driver of the pickup truck, Peter Kargoll, 27, of Jupiter Farms, was uninjured.

The crash happened at about 12:20 this morning.

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Jupiter Farms teen dies in dirt bike crash