Alexa Leigh White, 23, and Juliette Connally, 50, killed in suspected DUI crash on I-75 near Bushnell, Florida
2 killed in suspected DUI crash on I-75 near Bushnell
Authorities said Benton was speeding when he overtook and collided with the rear of a southbound Hyundai Sonata driven by Alexa Leigh White, 23, of Palm Bay.
The Sonata went off the roadway and struck a tree along the outside shoulder, FHP said.
Driver arrested in accident that killed two women on I-75 in Sumter County
Killed in the accident were 23-year-old Alexa Leigh White of Palm Bay and a 50-year-old Tucson, Ariz. woman who has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Passenger killed in Sumter crash identified
Juliette Connally, 50, of Tuscon, Arizona, died at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Florida Highway Patrol officials had withheld her name until they were able to notify her family.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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