FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL MEDIA RELEASE TROOP – G
12/2/2012
DATE
9:50
TIME
AM PM
State Road 16 EOF First Street
LOCATION OF INCIDENT ALCOHOL RELATED? Yes
ST. JOHNS
COUNTY No Yes Yes Pend No No
VEHICLE # DRIVER: INJURIES: PASSENGER: INJURIES: HELMET:
1
2002
YEAR
Chevy
MAKE NAME
Camaro
MODEL
$ 63
AGE
4000
DAMAGE
SEATBELT IN USE? RELATIVE NOTIFIED?
Leslie Richard Newton
NONE MINOR SERIOUS CRITICAL
St. Augustine, FL
CITY / STATE OF RESIDENCE Shands Hospital Jacksonville HOSPITAL CITY / STATE OF RESIDENCE HOSPITAL SEATBELT IN USE? RELATIVE NOTIFIED? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Pend No No
FATAL
None
NAME NONE DR. MINOR PASS. SERIOUS N/A CRITICAL AGE FATAL
ALCOHOL RELATED? VEHICLE # YEAR DRIVER: NAME INJURIES: PASSENGER: NAME INJURIES: HELMET: NONE DR. MINOR PASS. SERIOUS N/A NAME INJURIES: HOSPITAL CHARGES: NARRATIVE: NONE MINOR SERIOUS CRITICAL CRITICAL AGE FATAL HOSPITAL CITY / STATE OF RESIDENCE NONE MINOR SERIOUS CRITICAL AGE FATAL HOSPITAL CITY / STATE OF RESIDENCE MAKE MODEL
$
DAMAGE
SEATBELT IN USE? RELATIVE NOTIFIED?
SEATBELT IN USE? RELATIVE NOTIFIED?
Yes Yes
No No
PEDESTRIAN: AGE FATAL CITY / STATE OF RESIDENCE ALCOHOL RELATED? RELATIVE NOTIFIED? Yes Yes No No Pend
V01was eastbound on State Road 16 in the inside eastbound lane. As V01 traveled eastbound, it struck the center median curb. As V01 proceeded across the center median, the front of V01 struck several plastic reflectors and a road sign. After being struck, the road sign broke through the driver side t-top of V01 and struck the driver in the head. After the collision, V01 continued eastbound on State Road 16 and turned north onto U.S. Highway 1. Deputies from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office observed V01 on U.S. Highway 1 and initiated a traffic stop at McMillian Street. The driver was transported to Shands Jacksonville Hospital via ambulance. The driver suffered severe head trauma and is in critical condition. Next of Kin notification was made at 1:05a.m. on December 3, 2012, to Robert Newton, the brother of the driver of V01. The investigation is ongoing.
Tpr. S. Michael
CRASH INVESTIGATOR
Sgt R. Thomas
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Cpl. B. Wood
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR
FHPG12OFF049668
CASE NUMBER
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