Teen Killed in Car Accident on Florida Highway While Helping Dog
PALM COAST – Samantha Jo Schleh, 19, of Palm Coast, suffered fatal injuries in an auto accident on October 25 while trying to assist her roommate’s injured dog. Schleh was attempting to direct traffic away from the dog on State Road A1A near Mala Compra Drive. The dog had been hit by a car minutes before. Around 9:00 p.m, Charles T. Crowe, 50, also of Palm Coast, struck Schleh with his vehicle on the dark stretch of road which contained no streetlights, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials.
Michael H. Griffin, 23, was standing in the road with Schleh and was clipped by Crowe’s vehicle before Schleh was hit. Schleh was pronounced dead at Florida Hospital Flagler, while Griffin suffered only minor injuries and was treated and released.
Crowe, who also suffered minor injuries, stopped at the scene, and no charges were filed against him. He told troopers that he could not see Schleh or Griffin as he approached them on the road.
The Florida Highway Patrol did not indicate whether the dog survived. Schleh’s relatives said she was an avid animal lover. She is survived by her mother and three siblings who live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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