NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – Authorities are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a New Smyrna Beach crash that left a 21-year-old woman dead early Sunday, police said.
Officers said the two-vehicle crash took place at 2 a.m. near the 3200 block of State Road 44 East and caused both vehicles to leave the roadway.
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Kaelee Morrell, who was driving one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said.
A passenger in Morrell's vehicle suffered minor injuries and was taken to Halifax Hospital, officers said.
The driver of the other vehicle, a black 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, fled the scene of the crash, police said.
Anyone with information about the driver is asked to call the New Smyrna Beach Police Department at 386-424-2220.