Fatal crash report
Fatal crash in Highlands County, Florida
May 8, 2021 · FARS case 2021-121214
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- Deaths
- 3
- Vehicles
- 4
- People involved
- 5
- Time
- 01:30
- Saturday
Location and conditions
- Road
- SR-70
- Route type
- State Highway
- Area
- Rural
- Weather
- Clear
- Lighting
- Dark - Not Lighted
- Junction
- Non-Junction
- Intersection type
- Not an Intersection
- Manner of collision
- The First Harmful Event was Not a Collision with a Motor Vehicle in Transport
- First harmful event
- Tree (Standing Only)
Vehicles and occupants
Vehicle 1: 2020 Ford F-150
Pickup trucks · 2 deaths in this vehicle · Police-reported drinking driver
- Driver · Age 16-20 Fatal injury
- Passenger · Age 21-24 Fatal injury
Vehicle 2: 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
SUVs · 0 deaths in this vehicle
- Driver · Age 25-34 Suspected minor injury
Vehicle 3: 2018 Honda Civic
Cars · 0 deaths in this vehicle
- Driver · Age 35-44 Suspected minor injury
Vehicle 4: 2003 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
Pickup trucks · 1 death in this vehicle · Police-reported drinking driver
- Driver · Age 16-20 Fatal injury
More about this area
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS records contain no names. Ages are shown as bands and locations as reported by police.