Woman Dead in Single Vehicle Accident

MONTEOCHA ‒ The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is currently investigating a single vehicle traffic crash which resulted in one fatality. On July 10 at approximately 10 a.m., units from Alachua County Fire Rescue, LaCrosse Fire Rescue, ShandsCair, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a single vehicle accident in the Monteocha area of Alachua County.

A red Mitsubishi Eclipse sedan was traveling north on Northeast 21^st Street near Northeast 181^st Place, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle traveled off the east shoulder of the roadway at a high rate of speed and struck a large oak tree after reportedly rolling over. The vehicle suffered significant structural damage and came to a rest after impact. Both vehicle occupants were ejected during the crash.

FHP reports that a 33-year-old female was pronounced dead on scene and the second occupant, a 23-year-old female, was transported via helicopter with life threatening injuries. Names of the individuals, both Gainesville residents, have not been released. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The cause of the accident and which occupant was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash is under investigation by the FHP.

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