ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 75 in Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Chelsea Morgan, of Jasper, was traveling north in the center lane when the right rear tire of her Jeep Liberty blew out, causing her to lose control, state troopers said.
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The Jeep left the wet roadway and spun onto the east grass shoulder at mile marker 388 at about 3:30 p.m., troopers said. It traveled through a ditch and struck a tree line with its front, then hit a second tree on the driver's side door.
Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dyamond Asbury, 18, of Miami, who was a passenger in the Jeep, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville.
Troopers said Morgan was not wearing a seat belt, and Asbury was wearing one.