The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Franklin County that killed three teenagers Monday afternoon.
Four teens were driving along Highway 65 when the car went off the road, hit a tree and caught fire, FHP spokesperson Patricia Jefferson-Shaw said. An 18-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl died in the crash, and a 17-year-old girl was injured who Shaw said is in “critical condition.”
“Witness were able to remove the front right passenger before the vehicle became fully engulfed,” an FHP news release said. “The surviving passenger was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.”
The driver and other two passengers were still in the car and pronounced dead on scene.
It is unknown why they drove off the road, but Shaw said FHP’s traffic homicide team is on scene investigating. Both lanes of the Highway 65 near Bloody Bluff Road are shut down while first responders clear the scene and the investigation continues.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed three Georgia teens and critically injured another in Franklin County, April 6, 2026.
No other vehicle was involved in the crash, and the victims were from Georgia.
Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Tony Smith said drivers trying to come in and out of the county via Highway 65 should search for alternate routes, such as Highway 67, while the roads remain closed.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed three Georgia teens and critically injured another in Franklin County, April 6, 2026.
“Keep all the families and victims in your prayers and thoughts,” Smith said in a social media video. “It’s a tough time right now.”
Local government watchdog reporter Elena Barrera can be reached at ebarrera@tallahassee.com. Follow her on X: @elenabarreraaa.
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