​Three Georgia high school students were killed and another remained in critical condition after a Jeep carrying teens on spring break veered off a Florida highway and burst into flames, authorities said. The crash happened Monday along Highway 65 in Franklin County, where the vehicle left the roadway, crossed into the opposite lane and slammed into a tree line before catching fire. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office described it as a terrible traffic crash that shut the highway for hours, with Sheriff A.J. “Tony” Smith saying the road would likely stay closed for about six to seven hours.

Both the Florida Highway Patrol and sheriff’s deputies were on scene investigating and urged drivers to seek alternate routes, noting the victims were not local to the area. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles confirmed the victims include an 18-year-old male from Alpharetta, a 17-year-old female from Cumming, and a 16-year-old female from Cumming. A 17-year-old female from Alpharetta was airlifted to a Tallahassee hospital in critical condition. Fox News Digital has reached out to authorities for additional information. Good Samaritans rushed to the scene and pulled one of the teens from the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames, authorities said.

We don’t know how fast they were going or exactly what happened, but something caused the vehicle to cross into the opposite lane and hit a tree, the sheriff said in a later update, adding that the group had been in the area for spring break and were regular kids enjoying time at the beach. One victim has been identified by family and friends as Jaylyn Fehr, a junior at Horizon Christian Academy. A GoFundMe page set up to support her family described Jaylyn as a volleyball player at the school who also competed with the club team A5 Gwinnett, deeply involved in her church community and known for her faith, kindness and dedication. Her club volleyball team paid tribute, remembering Jaylyn as a beloved teammate and friend.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A South Florida property manager is accused of siphoning off hundreds of thousands from local HOA accounts, then allegedly blowing the cash on plastic surgery, vacations and shopping sprees before vanishing, according to police.. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said it has obtained an arrest warrant for Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud involving HOA accounts she managed while employed by Avant-Garde Property Management.. Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement, according to the sheriff’s office. Her total bond has been set at $1.35 million.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Investigators allege Gonzalez wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts over an extended period and concealed the thefts by creating fictitious invoices and false ledger entries.. Authorities also say she forged the signatures of authorized account holders.. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. According to the sheriff’s office, subpoenaed records indicate the money was used for personal expenses, including shopping, plastic surgery and vacations.. FOLLOW US ON X. The alleged fraud was identified by the homeowners associations and reported to law enforcement. The sheriff’s office identified the victims so far as Whitemarsh Reserve Homeowners Association and The Dunes of Hutchinson Island.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Authorities said Gonzalez may be in the Miramar or Vero Beach area.. GOT A TIP?. Anyone with information about her whereabouts, or who believes their homeowners association may have been victimized in a similar way, is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.  

​Two employees at Elgin Elementary School in Elgin, Oklahoma, were charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a student in separate incidents weeks apart, and both were fired, according to court records and local reporting. Elizabeth Kay Sutton, 38, and Ottoria Rose McClung, 37, were each charged after the incidents.

The first incident occurred on Jan. 8, when Principal Gabe Winn reported that Sutton, a classroom aide, allegedly grabbed a 10-year-old boy, yanked him back into his seat and struck him in the face. Security video reviewed by police was said to show Sutton swinging toward the boy’s face, causing his head to snap back. The boy reportedly had a red mark on his face when he returned to class. Sutton told authorities the boy had been difficult since returning from break and had been trying to leave and climb atop a table; she said she used a hold she had been taught and that her intention was never to hurt him. Sutton, who had worked for the district for five months, was terminated on Jan. 15. She has pleaded not guilty and is free on a $500 bond, with a court date set for May 20.

Weeks later, McClung, a personal care assistant at the same school, was accused of carrying a 5-year-old student in a chokehold down a hallway, with her arm around the child’s throat. A witness said the boy’s face was red and that he was crying and hitting McClung’s arm, while she reportedly said, “I can’t deal with this.” McClung was fired and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. She is free on bond and is scheduled to appear in court on May 20.

Superintendent Nate Meraz said both employees were terminated following the incidents and that staff receive ongoing training, with the district removing anyone who harms a student.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A hiker stung more than 100 times by bees near a mountain summit in Arizona was airlifted to safety in critical condition after he was unable to descend the trail on his own, firefighters said.. The swarm attack happened near the summit of Lookout Mountain Preserve in north Phoenix on Saturday morning, the Phoenix Fire Department said.. The man, whose identity was not immediately released publicly, reported “over 100 stings” by bees, fire officials said.. The massive number of stings left the man “unable to continue his descent,” the department said.. COLORADO HIKER PLUNGES 30 FEET AFTER GEAR ‘FAILED’ SCALING MOUNTAINSIDE, RESCUERS SAY. Rescue teams from Phoenix and Glendale launched an operation to hoist the hiker from the mountain via helicopter.. The hiker was transferred to an ambulance waiting at the trailhead and rushed to a hospital in critical condition. No further details about the man’s injuries or his current condition were immediately provided.. MAN DIES AFTER SNEAKING INTO CLOSED SECTION OF POPULAR NATIONAL PARK. The fire department issued a bee safety reminder as warmer weather brings out bees.. “Avoid disturbing hives, skip scented products when outdoors, wear light-colored clothing, and if you encounter a swarm – run away quickly and protect your head and face,” fire officials said.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Dr. Gary Kirkilas, a pediatrician at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, told AZ Family that in most non-allergy cases it can take more than 500 or even 1,000 bee stings before it becomes fatal.. “Those are in particular people who do not have an allergic reaction,” he said. “For people who do have an allergic reaction, it can be only a couple stings where it puts them over the edge.”  

​The man charged with killing seven women along Long Island, Rex Heuermann, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, marking the end of a decades-long case that had instilled fears of a serial killer lurking in the region. The 62-year-old architect admitted to murdering seven women, many of whom were sex workers, and dismembering their remains over about 17 years. He appeared in Suffolk County Court at 11 a.m., acknowledging the killings dating back to 1993. Heuermann was arrested outside his Midtown Manhattan office in July 2023 and has maintained his innocence for nearly three years; a trial had been set for September.

“It’s a difficult day,” said Robert Macedonio, an attorney for Heuermann’s ex-wife Asa Ellerup, before the court hearing. “No one can envision ever in their life standing here in a courthouse on a line surrounded by media with your ex-husband accused of seven, potentially eight homicides. It’s unimaginable. There’s no way to prepare for it.”

The Gilgo Beach investigation, which brought the case into the national spotlight in 2010, began after police found numerous sets of human remains along an isolated beach highway on Long Island while searching for 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert. Investigators relied heavily on DNA analysis to identify the victims found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach. The remains of six women—Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Jessica Taylor and Valerie Mack—were recovered along the corridor, with the remains of a seventh victim, Sandra Costilla, found more than 60 miles away in the Hamptons. An eighth woman, Karen Vergata, was discovered nearly 20 miles west on Fire Island in 1996, and later near Gilgo Beach in 2011; Heuermann has not been charged with Vergata’s killing.

In 2022, Heuermann, who was living in nearby Massapequa Park, was identified as a suspect after the Gilgo Beach task force used a vehicle registration database to connect him to a pickup truck seen by a witness when one victim disappeared in 2010. Detectives quickly began examining Heuermann’s life, with prosecutors alleging he used burner phones to arrange meetings with the victims before abducting them. Retested DNA found on the victims’ remains also pointed to Heuermann, with cellphone data indicating he had been in contact with several of the women shortly before they disappeared.