3 killed, 6 injured in New Year’s crash

Author: Associated Press
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MACCLENNY, Fla. (AP) – A New Year’s crash killed three people and injured six others near Macclenny in north Florida.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a car driven by a teenager failed to return to the eastbound lane of U.S. 90 after passing another car and crashed head-on into a sports utility vehicle carrying a family of seven.

The Florida Times-Union (http://bit.ly/1K6eVzQ ) reports the crash happened around 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Troopers say the crash killed 17-year-old Davis Benjamin Schafer and his 17-year-old passenger Jessica Perry, both of Jacksonville. The crash also killed 33-year-old Levi James Town who was driving the SUV. His 31-year-old wife Amber Dawn Town and five children were taken to hospitals in Gainesville and Jacksonville, all in serious condition.

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