Investigations open after an accident leaves four injured and one deceased at Lake Jesup late Sunday night.
Originally, authorities were led to believe there was a semi-truck involved in this accident, but after several pieces of evidence came up proving there wasn’t a semi -truck involved authorities would release it as a two vehicle accident.
Florida Highway Patrol stated there was a 2019 Mercedes SUV speeding when the driver lost control of his vehicle and rear-ended a 2010 Toyota Scion. Following the initial collision, the Scion spun 180 degrees and one of its passengers was ejected out of the rear window.
Authorities announced they were able to retrieve the body of the person who was ejected and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the Scion would suffer major injuries while the other passenger suffered minor injuries. The driver of the SUV only suffered minor injuries.
The accident is being investigated and authorities have yet to decide if they will press charges on the driver of the SUV.
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Resource
Argueta, B., & Hogan, B. (2022, April 4). Man killed when rear-end crash on SR-417 sends him into Lake Jesup, troopers say. WKMG. Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2022/04/03/semitruck-hit-and-run-sends-cars-passenger-into-lake-jesup-kills-them-troopers-say/