Briana Lawson 15, killed, driver Andrea Lynn Colletti 18, seriously injured after she lost control of pickup at intersection and crashed into concrete pole.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:20am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

South Fork High student, 15, dies in car wreck.

South Fork High School student was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Stuart.

South Fork High student, 15, killed in crash in front of Martin County elementary school.

Briana Lawson, 15, of Stuart was killed in the crash in which she was a passenger in the 2000 Toyota Tundra driven by Andrea Lynn Colletti, 18, of Stuart, who sustained minor injuries, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

15-year-old dead, 1 injured in single-vehicle accident in suburban Stuart.

A 15 year old is dead and a 18 year old was rushed to a local trauma center after a single-vehicle accident in front of the Crystal Lake Elementary School in suburban Stuart, said Chief Doug Killane, spokesman for Martin County Fire Rescue.

A 15 year old is dead and a 18 year old was rushed to a local trauma center after a single-vehicle accident in front of the Crystal Lake Elementary School in suburban Stuart, said a spokesman for Martin County Fire Rescue.

The accident happened around 3:16 p.m. when the vehicle crashed against a concrete pole in front of the school at 2095 SW 96th Street, Killane said. Investigators say the driver of the vehicle attempted to stop a traffic light when she lost control and began to spin clockwise.

The 15-year-old, identified as Briana Lawson of Stuart, was a passenger in the car and died at the scene. The 18-year-old driver was taken to Martin Memorial Hospital South with non-life-threatening injuries, said a police Sgt. spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. The driver has been identified as Andrea Lynn Colletti of Stuart.

Police said an FHP team is on scene investigating the accident.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Briana Lawson
Andrea Lynn Colletti
Roadway: 
SW 96th Street
City: 
Stuart, FL

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