Crime & Safety
Stranded Motorist Killed In Dover Crash
A 25-year-old Plant City woman was killed Monday night after her car became disabled on State Road 574.
DOVER, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Monday night crash on State Road 574 that left a 25-year-old Plant City woman dead.
According to the patrol, Jessica Melgoza was driving a Nissan Armada west on State Road 574 around 7:45 p.m. Oct. 2 when the vehicle became disabled in the road. Stranded just west of Bethlehem Road, troopers say Melgoza got out of the Armada and was standing behind it. (For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Brandon Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
At that time, Sandra E. Coleman, 75, of Plant City was heading west on State Road 574 in a Hyundai XG350. Troopers say Coleman did not see the Nissan, which was not illuminated. As a result, Coleman’s Hyundai hit Melgoza and the Nissan, a highway patrol report said.
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Melgoza was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation with charges pending its outcome. No further information is available at this time.
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