BY DAN HILDEBRAN
A Gainesville television station reported that two more people have died from a Waldo crash resulting from a chase originating in Bradford County.
The Florida Highway Patrol said two people died after the car they were in crashed in the northern Alachua County town during a high-speed pursuit in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 20. The remaining two occupants were transported to an area hospital.
WCJB reported that according to City of Newberry officials, the remaining two occupants have died.
The station added that grief counselors were at Newberry High School last week and that all four of the boys in the vehicle were between the ages of 14 and 16.
Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said a license plate reader detected the stolen Honda CR-V within the county, and deputies initiated a pursuit.
The sheriff added that once the stolen car entered Alachua County, his officers allowed FHP to take over the pursuit, with his deputies following at a distance in case their assistance was needed.
FHP said the trooper chasing the Honda observed that the four occupants were wearing ski masks and that the trooper performed a precision immobilization technique, commonly known as a PIT maneuver.
After the trooper used his vehicle to strike the Honda, the CR-V rolled over and hit a cement pole.
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