Matthew Cisco, 25, and Meghan Knight, 19, killed in head-on collision on U.S. 17 near Yulee, Florida
Troopers: 2 die in head-on crash in north Florida
According to a news release, 25-year-old Matthew Cisco of Kingsland, Georgia, died after his Nissan Maxima crossed the center line on U.S. 17 and hit a Honda Civic early Wednesday morning. The 19-year-old female driver of that vehicle also died in the crash.
Head-on crash kills man, woman on U.S. 17
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. and killed a woman from Fernandina Beach and a man from Kingsland, Georgia.
19-year-old killed in head-on crash on her birthday
The driver of the Civic, 19-year-old Meghan Knight, died at the scene. It was her 19th birthday, troopers said.
Family and friends expressed their condolences for Knight on Facebook.
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Knight worked at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island and was also a student with dreams of a career in the medical field.
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