Single-vehicle accident in Starke leaves one dead and one injured

A 35-year-old Interlachen woman died early Saturday morning when the pickup truck she was riding in left State Road 100 and collided with a tree in Starke.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a 37-year-old Keystone Heights man was driving east on SR 100 near LM Gaines Boulevard at 2:45 a.m. when his pickup truck veered off the road to the right, then crossed back over the lane and struck a tree with the right side of the vehicle.

Emergency services confirmed the passenger’s death at the scene of the accident and the driver was taken to a nearby hospital. Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing a seatbelt.