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Driver killed in single-vehicle crash on NW 16th Avenue in Gainesville

Gainesville Police Department patrol car
Photo by C.J. Gish
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A person was killed late Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash on NW 16th Avenue near NW 35th Terrace in Gainesville.

According to a Gainesville Police Department (GPD) release sent Monday, the person was driving a Cadillac west on NW 16th Avenue at a high rate of speed and tried to pass another vehicle before losing control.

The Cadillac travelled south through a grass median, struck a tree and overturned multiple times before coming to rest in foliage west of NW 35th Terrace on the south side of the road.

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Emergency responders pronounced the driver dead on scene. GPD reported the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

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Kenny Pirro

Rest In Peace, sir or madam.

Loy-Vice-Mayor of Realville

Thank God he didn’t kill someone else by the erratic driving.

Alan

Click it or kick it. 🪦