WELAKA, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash Tuesday night that took the life of a 17-year-old Welaka girl.
According to the FHP, the crash happened on County Road 308 B near Foerster Lane at about 11 p.m.
The teen was traveling west on CR 308 B when her sedan began to leave the road on the right side. She steered the car back onto the road and lost control and eventually struck a tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The teen's cousin told First Coast News she is Leslie Vazquez, a senior at Crescent City High School. Vazquez was both in the National Honors Society and in the Cambridge student program.
Funeral arrangements are pending.