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Carrabelle man killed in U.S. 98 crash

ByDavid Adlerstein

An early Saturday morning crash on U.S. 98 in Franklin has left a Carrabelle man dead and an Apalachicola man in serious condition.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 26-year-old Carrabelle man was driving in a sedan west on U.S. 98, near Hidden Beaches Drive, at about 7:26 a.m. when he attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him. He then struck a pickup truck driven by a 46-year-old Apalachicola man.

The Carrabelle man “attempted to improperly/unsafely pass an uninvolved motorist by exiting the westbound lane of travel, crossing the double solid yellow lines, continuing to  travel west in the eastbound lane of travel, before abruptly swerving right,” read the FHP news release.

As a result, the truck struck the sedan’s left side. The report said the Carrabelle man succumbed to his injuries, while the Apalachicola man, who was wearing his seatbelt, was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

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David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.

Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.

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One Comment

  1. These types of passings happen every single freaking day
    .fhp needs to be more vigilant on stopping them. They did it in front of an officer at 1 curve he never came after them.

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