A Leesburg teenager who was involved in a traffic crash in Marion County, has died.
17-year-old Kurtis Colebrooks passed away at Ocala Regional Medical Center at 8:25 p.m. on July 6.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on July 5, Colebrooks was traveling west on County Road 314 in a 2005 Dodge Neon when he veered south and onto the grassy shoulder.
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FHP said that when Colebrooks reentered the roadway he lost control of his vehicle and began to rotate in a counterclockwise direction.
The Neon left the roadway and slammed into a fence. Colebrooks’ car then continued to travel in a southwestward direction and hit a tree head-on.
FHP said that Colebrooks was wearing his seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation.