Orange County teen dies in Jasper wreck

Published 8:33 am Monday, April 15, 2019

Staff report

A 17-year-old from Orange was killed early Sunday when a vehicle struck a tree.

The Department of Public Safety said the teen, Muquala Lazenby, was riding in a 2003 Ford F-150 southbound on CR 120 in Jasper County about five miles west of Jasper when the vehicle left the roadway.

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The driver, Jarvis Samuel Wilson, 17, of Jasper, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, Troopers said.

A 15-year-old male passenger was taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital with minor injuries and was released.

No one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt, Troopers said.

Since the crash resulted in a death, a voluntary blood specimen was obtained from the driver.

All information is preliminary as Troopers investigate.