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Former UNF student passes away in car crash

Andy Moser and Sam Chaney Jul 15, 2018

*Correction 7/16 @ 11 a.m.: The article originally stated that the former student was 24. His father confirmed that he was 22. Former UNF student Greg Yutuc has passed away, according to his family....

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Drivers “shook up” after crash on Kernan involving city bus

Audrey Carpenter Mar 16, 2017

A car slammed into the back of a city bus on Kernan Boulevard in front of Alumni Hall Thursday morning around 9 a.m. There were injuries but no one was transported to the hospital. According to JSO they...

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Andy Hoang

18-year-old UNF student dies in car crash

Audrey Carpenter Feb 20, 2017

A UNF student died Saturday evening, Feb. 18 after he drove off the road and into a concrete ditch in Pinellas Park near St. Petersburg. An N. Hoang, or Andy Hoang to his friends, was an 18-year-old...

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Two UNF students killed over the weekend

Two UNF students killed over the weekend

Mark Judson Mar 8, 2016
Allison Bushey and Elliot McArthur passed away un-relatedly over the weekend.
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Erdelyi, left, with her friend Chelsey Cain.  Photo courtesy Chelsey Cain

Candle light vigil to be held for Laura Erdelyi

Tiffany Butler Feb 16, 2016

There will be a candle light vigil for Laura Erdelyi at Riverside Memorial Park this Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The vigil is open to the public. The only criteria for attendance is that attendees “pray...

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Erdelyi, left, with her friend Chelsey Cain.  Photo courtesy Chelsey Cain

UNF senior killed in head-on collision

Connor Spielmaker Feb 14, 2016
UNF Senior Laura Erdelyi passed away Sunday after being involved in a car crash. She was 20 years old.
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The driver of the Waste Management truck failed to lower the bed of the truck after a delivery. Photo by Michael Herrera

Truck collides with UNF Arena walkway

Michael Herrera Jul 23, 2015
Due to a truck collision earlier this afternoon, the overhead walkway and crosswalk near UNF Arena are closed, and officials are rerouting traffic in the section of University of North Florida Drive along the UNF Arena...
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Despite the damage, neither driver suffered any injuries.
Photo by Patrick Lloyd

Slick roads cause car crash at Holzendorf and Alumni

Patrick Lloyd Apr 12, 2015
A student driving a truck rear ended another car in the intersection near the Osprey Crossings and Herbert University Center on Sunday evening, April 12.
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Video: red Jeep overturned at UNF Drive and Eco Road intersection

Cody Quattlebaum Sep 24, 2014
On Monday, Sept. 22 around 2 p.m. an accident occurred at the corner of UNF Drive and Eco Road involving an overturned red Jeep. A female was injured and transported to a local hospital.
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Crashed car pulled from retention pond

Alex Wilson Mar 18, 2014
FHP and UNFPD officers on scene said the victim was driving their vehicle when they lost control and went down the hill and submerged their vehicle.
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New Years crash driver attends pretrial hearing

Danae Leake Jan 28, 2014
UNF student Sean Frederik Franke, 21, went to court for his pretrial hearing. He faces charges of DUI manslaughter for his involvement in Dara Kusiv’s death as well as two counts of DUI serious bodily injury for the two others in the car.
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UNF student dies in crash

Spinnaker May 1, 2013

UNF student Alex Pepple died in car crash Friday, April 26. According to a press release from JSO, Pepple was driving on Mandarin Road at approximately 2:48 a. m. when his car struck an oak tree and...

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