Franklin Cooper, 18, and Leilani Anderson, 17, died, two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash near County Road 480 and Brittle Road in Citrus County, Florida
2 teens killed, 2 others taken to hospital after crash in Citrus County
The crash killed the driver, later identified as 18-year-old Franklin Cooper, and one of the three passenger inside the Ford Focus. Two of the passengers were taken to the hospital and a third passenger, later identified as 17-year-old Leilani Anderson, has died at the hospital.
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