{"id":129484,"date":"2026-01-23T18:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129484\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:55:07","slug":"two-dead-one-injured-after-early-morning-crash-on-us-90-in-jefferson-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129484\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dead, one injured after early morning crash on US 90 in Jefferson County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">JEFFERSON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Two people are dead and one person is injured following an early morning car crash in Jefferson County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FHP said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. Friday morning on US Highway 90 near Abram Road. Troopers said the truck was going west on Highway 90 when it went off the road and hit a tree. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More news out of the Big Bend:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A 46-year-old Tallahassee man was riding in the backseat of the car, per FHP. They said the man was not wearing a seatbelt and he died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The driver was a 21-year-old man from Dade City and was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, where he later died. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There was also a 31-year-old man from Tallahassee riding in the front seat and he is now recovering in the hospital, according to FHP. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/23\/fhp-two-dead-one-injured-after-early-morning-crash-us-90-jefferson-county\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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