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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Two teenagers pronounced dead at scene of accident in Marion County

Lindsey Hart
Leondre Thomas

Two teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene of an accident Monday night in Marion County.

Lindsey Hart, 19, of Ocala, had been at the wheel of a 2012 Mazda at 9:42 p.m. traveling east on State Road 40 when the car left the roadway and struck a tree, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Hart and a passenger, 19-year-old Leondre Thomas of Ocala, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by Marion County Fire Rescue.

The report noted that Hart had been wearing a seatbelt, while Thomas did not have his seatbelt fastened.

The crash remains under investigation.