Homecoming King Killed in Hardee County Auto Accident
LAKELAND – The day after he was crowned “Homecoming Lord,” Alejandro Solis, a student at the University of South Florida Polytechnic, died from personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Solis was 23 years old and engaged to be married to Priscella Ybarra, 22.
The freak accident occurred on October 19 on Highway 17 in Bowling Green at about 3:00 a.m. After the homecoming celebration at Raymond James Stadium, Solis and Ybarra went to a restaurant and a club with friends. Ybarra was behind the wheel of their Ford Explorer, and when she stopped to drop off some of their passengers, Solis exited a rear door of the vehicle, apparently fell, and struck his head on the pavement. Ybarra is uncertain exactly what happened, but Solis suffered a skull fracture and passed away later at the hospital.
Solis was a senior set to graduate in December with a double major in finance and management. He and Ybarra were the parents of two young sons, Alejandro Isaiah, 4, and Seann Alejandro, 11 months. Besides winning the homecoming title, Solis was awarded “Outstanding Senior” for community service and academic excellence. He was also an intern at Allen & Company, an investment firm in Lakeland.
Solis had been drinking, although results of a toxicology report are unknown at this time. Ybarra, who is the mother of Solis’ two children, was the designated driver. The funeral was held October 25 at Robarts Family Funeral Home in Wauchula.
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