EDITOR’S NOTE: About two hours after the Florida Highway Patrol issued its original report about the death of a Sumter County woman, FHP issued a correction about her age and the spelling of her name. Â
A memorial service will be held Feb. 18 for a 21-year-old Sumter County woman who was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident.
Alexes Olivia Matthews of Bushnell died at the scene of the accident, which occurred at 4 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of East Noble Avenue and Jasper Street in Bushnell, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
She had been a passenger in a 2013 Chevrolet Cruz driven by 19-year-old Jasmine Grover of Webster. Grover lost control of the vehicle which overturned and struck a tree, the report said.
Matthews, who had not been wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle, which landed on top of her.
Grover suffered minor injuries and was transported to Leesburg Regional Medical Center. Two passengers, 21-year-old Chasen Day and 26-year-old Aaron Johnson Jr., both of Bushnell, were also transported to LRMC.
Charge are pending, the report noted.
Matthews was the mother of two young children, according to family members.
