State Road 247 Crash
Failure to Stop Causes Accident, Injuries in Suwannee County
Two Florida men, one from Branford and the other from Fort White, were airlifted to the University of Florida’s Shands Hospital following a weekend two vehicle accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the 55 year old Fort White man was driving his 1999 Toyota Camry north on County Road 137 near the intersection with State Road 247 in southeastern Suwannee County (northeast of Branford, east of O’Brien). The other driver, age 65, was headed south on State Road 247 in his 2015 Ford Expedition, also approaching the intersection with County Road 137.