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FHP Releases Details In Highway 29 Crash That Killed Teen Early Saturday Morning
November 22, 2025
Updated Saturday, Nov. 22 at 12:35 p.m.
A teen was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Highway 29 in Cantonment, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported around 12:37 a.m. on Highway 29 near the Valero convenience store, across from International Paper.
FHP said a 17-year-old male driver was exiting the Valero parking lot, attempting to make a left turn onto Highway 29. A red Dodge being driven by a 26-year-old male was northbound and struck the driver’s side of the Toyota. Troopers said the 17-year-old was wearing a seat belt but was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Any charges in this case are pending the completion of the traffic homicide investigation,” FHP said Saturday afternoon.
Editor’s note: A report issued Saturday morning by FHP stated the 17-year-old was unrestrained, but troopers updated that information and said Saturday afternoon that he was wearing a seat belt.
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15 Responses to “FHP Releases Details In Highway 29 Crash That Killed Teen Early Saturday Morning”
He was headed home because he had a 1:00 curfew. And we do not know yet who was at fault. What if the driver of the truck ran the red light? We will just have to wait and see.
In reponse to Why…..you are mistaken. A 17-year-old licensed driver may not drive between 1 am and 5 am, unless driving to or from work or accompanied by a licensed driver age 21 or older. The double white line prevents lane changes/passing when going through the intersection. The report states that the 17yo was entering Hwy.29 from Valero parking. There are ways the 26 yo could be at fault but there’s no need to discuss fault here. This is a tragic situation. A life has been lost and this has to be very difficult for the other driver as well as the families of both drivers. There’s no reason for this type of commentary especially if you clearly don’t know the rules of the road. Leave traffic investigations to FHP. My heart goes out to all involved.
Prayers for the families
I always worried about my two kids back in the day driving late at night or early morning … this is horrible For both families involved… We all need to be safer then what we are out there on the roads … especially at night. It’s so much harder to drive
With just headlights… not to mention cell phones
May Godspeed
Mike E
I was on my way home from work following the ambulance and about 8 deputies responding to this terrible crash. They immediately blocked both sides of hwy 29 and turned everyone around. It was a really bad.
The kid was only 17 years old what a terrible tragedy.
My sincere condolences to the family.
It’s heartbreaking that a young man lost his life and another will have to live with this for the rest of his but the question is why was this 17 year old even behind the wheel at midnight? If I am not mistaken drivers his age have a curfew that must be followed. There is a reason these sort of rules exist in the first place. Also what charges would be able to even be brought against the other man who was coming NORTHbound on Highway 29? Going by the facts stated here in this post, the young 17 year old man was attempting to cross(turning left)four lanes of traffic that have double solid lines. This could not possibly be the 26 year old man’s fault. Still my condolences to the family and I hope the other young man is alright.
So sad. Prayers for victims involved and their families. May the lord cover yall with healing love
Prayers to victims, family and friends. May the Lord hold you all in His arms.
Prayers for the family breaks my heart right here at the holidays
Praying for their families, pls be safe when you drive.
My heart breaks for the family and friends of this young man. They are in my thoughts and the other driver will have to live with this for the rest of his life.
Folks do you realize how often someone is getting killed on highways 29 and 97. It’s not far away from a daily occurrence. So sad.
I’m heartbroken to hear this.
This was a very bad scene the group of vehicles we saw just before coming up on crash. Please pray for his family and the n others that were involved and in same vehicle they were already taken it bad.
Praying for the victims and families. We just came through at 1:30 and they had 29 shut down.