{"id":340516,"date":"2026-07-15T04:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340516\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:03:08","slug":"such-a-tragedy-loved-ones-gather-at-to-honor-17-year-old-killed-in-tallahassee-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340516\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Such a tragedy\u2019: Loved ones gather at to honor 17-year-old killed in Tallahassee crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; More than 100 people gathered to remember the life of a 17-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/13\/police-17-year-old-killed-tallahassee-crash-high-road-w-tennessee-street-intersection\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/13\/police-17-year-old-killed-tallahassee-crash-high-road-w-tennessee-street-intersection\/\">killed in a crash<\/a> that happened Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Family members of Kaleb Edouard were moved to see so many people come to pay respects at the site of the wreck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHe was a star athlete at Godby. This was his senior year. It was 9 months until his birthday. He was almost 18. He had just bought his first car. He was just taking his friends riding. They was going to play basketball. And such a tragedy, just wear your seatbelts. Seatbelts save lives,\u201d said his mother, Terra Edouard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Edouard played travel basketball and his coach came with teammates to support the family Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Loved ones prayed with one another, locked arms, released balloons, and lit candles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHe is a very special person to a lot of the people that they love his energy. They think he is a wonderful guy,\u201d said coach Marvin Jefferson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The crash occurred at West Tennessee and High Road. 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