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Candlelight vigil set for Jacksonville firefighter killed in Melrose crash
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Candlelight vigil set for Jacksonville firefighter killed in Melrose crash

  • March 27, 2026

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. (WCJB) — A candlelight vigil was set for a Jacksonville firefighter who died in a vehicle crash in Melrose this week.

Officials say the vigil for Colton Tibbetts, 23, will be at Keystone Beach in Keystone Heights on Saturday night, starting at 7 p.m.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say he lost control of his vehicle early Wednesday morning, causing it to flip over.

Tibbetts previously worked for the Melrose Fire Department before going to Jacksonville Fire Rescue.

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