Four Dead Following Fiery Crash in Stuart

Four Dead Following Fiery Crash in Stuart

Stuart, Florida (treasurecoast.com)- Four people are dead following a fatal crash in Stuart Tuesday afternoon according to FHP. Three died at the scene, the fourth was in very critical condition and later died at a local hospital.

The crash occurred shortly after 12:30 pm Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of northwest Baker Road and US-1, north of the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart. There was heavy damage and debris strewn across the roadway in both directions.

A van engine sat in the middle of U.S. 1 in front of the north end of Emerald Plaza. What appeared to be a large gear was even further south of that in the roadway.

The Tesla, driven by an 18-year-old man was traveling south on U.S. 1 within the inside lane approaching the intersection of Baker Road. His passenger was a 19-year-old woman.

The van, driven by a 70-year-old man, was traveling north on U.S. 1 in the left-turn lane, making a left turn within the intersection onto 14th Street. His passenger was a 73-year-old woman.

The front of the Tesla collided with the right front of the van. The Tesla overturned and caught on fire. The van came to a final rest on the grass shoulder of the intersection.

The FHP did not identify those involved in the crash.

In a preliminary investigation it shows the Tesla was going south at “an extremely high rate of speed.”

Florida Highway Patrol, Martin County Sheriff Deputies, Martin County Fire and Rescue and Stuart police all responded to the scene. Florida Highway Patrol is leading the investigation into the cause.

Names have not been released but we do know the couple in the van was married and Tuesday was their wedding anniversary. They are long time members of a local church. The man was a local teacher. He was taking a left into the road that led to his neighborhood.

 

 

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