Alachua teen killed in single-vehicle crash
Staff report
ALACHUA, Fla. – A 19-year-old Alachua man was killed last night when his SUV hit a tree.
Shortly after midnight on March 15, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of NW 165th Street and NW 270th Avenue. It was determined that an SUV was traveling north on NW 165th Street at a high rate of speed, failed to negotiate a curve, and ran off the roadway onto the east shoulder, where the front of the vehicle collided with a tree. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. According to a release from FHP, he was not wearing a seatbelt.
This incident is being investigated by FHP’s Traffic Homicide Unit. FHP was assisted by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Alachua County Fire Rescue.
A GoFundMe has been started to pay for the memorial.
Such a tragedy. Prayers to his family and friends.
A vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, collided with a tree, AND the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Five contributing factors that could have been avoided.
Parents, the easiest of the five factors to teach is wearing a seatbelt. It could have saved a life.