NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — A 19-year-old driver was arrested early Friday morning after a high-speed rear-end collision sent another vehicle into a tree line, the Neptune Beach Police Department said.
Officers responded at 12:47 a.m. to the 1300 block of Florida Boulevard, where Trenton Mallory had struck the rear of another vehicle at high speed.
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The force of the impact propelled the victims’ car into a tree line, injuring them.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department personnel extracted the victims from the wreckage and transported them to a hospital.
During the crash investigation, officers observed signs of impairment in Mallory. A subsequent DUI investigation resulted in his arrest.
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Mallory faces six charges: DUI with property damage and personal injury, DUI under the influence of alcohol, possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, careless driving with disregard of attendant circumstances, and operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration.
The condition of the victims was not made immediately available.
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