A 17-year-old passenger was killed in a collision with a police car early Saturday in Hillsborough County.
Ashlyn Price, 18, of Land O’ Lakes was driving a 1996 Saturn SL1 southbound on U.S. 41 in the outside lane north of the intersection of Florida Avenue, while a marked Tampa Police vehicle driven by Officer Sigure O’Neil, 43, of Tampa was driving a northbound on Florida Avenue south of the intersection, according to a Florida Highway Patrol accident report. Price failed to stop at a red traffic light and her vehicle collided with a patrol car driven by Officer
Jordan Garrett of Land O’ Lakes was a passenger in Price’s vehicle and died at the scene of the crash. Price and Officer O’Neil were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital and treated for minor injuries.Â