86-year-old Gertrude Bishop is still recovering at UF Health Shands Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 13-year-old boy died and another teen suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash Sunday in Gainesville involving a stolen vehicle. The traffic crash happened about 5:15 p.m. on Northeast 25th Street near Northeast 4th Avenue, according to the Gainesville Police Department. Police said the two teens were riding in a Ford Taurus heading south on Northeast 25th Street at a “very high rate of speed” when a stolen scooter cut them off. A 17-year-old boy who was also in the vehicle was taken to UF Health Shands Gainesville with life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact the Gainesville Police Department’s Traffic Homicide division by dialing 352-372-7687.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Fleming Island man and Starke woman were killed late Monday in a head-on crash in Alachua County. The collision happened about 11:30 p.m. on State Road 26, a two-lane road near Newnans Lake Conversation Area east of Gainesville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Volkswagens driver, 22-year-old Morneca Campbell, was not wearing a seatbelt, troopers said. The other driver, 61-year-old Frank Latorre, wore his seatbelt. Both drivers were taken to UF Health Shands Gainesville, where they were pronounced dead.