CLAY COUNTY, FL : 2 Clay County teens dead in overnight crash on Friday, 124th November 2023

Two teenagers have died in a crash in Clay County overnight.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 17-year-old girl from Middleburg and an 18-year-old man from Keystone Heights were traveling southbound on Oakleaf Plantation Parkway around 11:45 pm Friday.

The vehicle left the roadway onto the west shoulder, colliding with a tree. After colliding with the tree, the car overturned, coming to final rest upside down in a retention pond, partially submerged.

The two occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead on scene by Clay County Fire Rescue.

News4JAX spoke with people who live in the area regarding this crash. They told us what happened is unfortunate because they have seen a few crashes on this road in years past.

“Unfortunately I feel bad for the parents, you know. Those two teens won’t experience the rest of their lives they had ahead of them,” Donna Fong said.


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