Crime & Safety
2 Teens Killed in Christmas Day Crash
A second student died today following a crash that happened Christmas night.

Two Lakewood Ranch High School students have died after the truck they were in rolled over several times, ejecting them in a crash Christmas day.
Brett D. Wagner, 18, and Joshua J. Rogers, 18, both seniors at Lakewood Ranch High School died after the accident. Wagner died a few hours after the accident. Rogers died today.
The teenagers were traveling west on State Road 64 just before 9:30 p.m. Christmas night when a 2010 Nissan driven by Fedele A. Mele, 73, pulled out from a stop sign at the intersection of Rye Road and State Road 64 into the pickup truck's path, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
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According to the report:
The front of the truck hit the car. The truck went into a spin and then overturned several times on the road. The truck landed on its roof. Both Wagner and Rogers were ejected from the truck as it flipped. Neither were wearing seatbelts.
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A second passenger in the truck Terron Sanders, 24, had minor injuries. He was wearing his seatbelt.
A passenger in the Nissan, Ann Faraone, 73, is in serious condition at Blke Medical Center. Mele, who was charged with a right-of-way violation, had minor injuries.
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