

Eddie Elmore, public information officer for the Florida Highway Patrol in northwest Florida, would not comment on reports that Dupree had been fleeing from police at the time of the wreck. The accident remains under investigation, and Lt. "They really were the best people," she said. "It was one of the worst crashes I've ever been to," she said,ĭobridnia described the couple as "selfless." Spires remained in critical condition on Monday, according to the hospital's nursing supervisor.Ĭorey Dobridnia, public information officer for the Walton County Sheriff's Office, and a friend of the couple, was on the accident scene for more than three hours.

The passenger in his vehicle, 25-year-old Brittany Elaine Spires of DeFuniak Springs, was taken from the accident scene by helicopter to Bay Medical Center in Panama City.
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The driver of the second vehicle has been identified as 21-year-old Dustin Lee Dupree of Freeport. Their dog, a Husky named Kalani, also perished in the crash. Brown was an integral part of BOTE, a local paddleboard enterprise, and Snow was a music teacher at Emerald Coast Middle School in Santa Rosa Beach. Robert Michael Brown, 43, and his wife, 44-year-old Meredith Margaret Snow, were traveling on Highway 98 when the wreck occurred.

Highway 98 and County Road 283 in South Walton County when their vehicle was struck by another vehicle that had run a red light, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. DESTIN - A well-known Destin couple died late Friday night in a traffic accident on U.S.
