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Florida deputy's daughter, 20, killed in freak crash caused by alligator
nypost.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Cassi Taylor, 20, daughter of a Florida deputy, died in a late-night crash on I-95 in Titusville caused by her attempt to avoid a Mercedes that hit a wandering alligator.
- Taylor lost control of her pickup truck, was thrown from the vehicle, and was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while lying in the road.
- She had recently joined the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office as a civilian corrections assistant and was scheduled for her formal swearing-in ceremony hours after the accident.
- Investigators confirmed Taylor was not wearing a seatbelt and that the alligator involved in the incident also died.
- The Mercedes driver remained at the scene unharmed, while authorities continue searching for the hit-and-run driver.
