BROOKSVILLE
teen girl killed, 2 women hurt in I-75 rollover
A crash on Interstate 75 south of State Road 50 in Brooksville has left a teenager dead and two women injured, one seriously, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. About 3 a.m. Friday, a 2005 Ford Escape driven by Verena Wartmann, 49, of Greenwood, Ind., was heading south when it swerved across the lanes and hit the guardrail, the FHP said. The car flipped over the rail and into the median, landing on its roof. Marylouise Wartmann, 16, of Greenwood, died after she was thrown from the car. Verena Wartmann was seriously injured and taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. Bettina Hauch, 41, of Rheinfelden, Switzerland, was taken to Brooksville Regional Hospital with minor injuries, and Annekathrin Wartmann, 20, of Greenwood, was not injured. FHP asks any witnesses to call, toll-free, 1-800-500-1240.
Local graduate off to Naval Academy
Philip John Watterson of Brooksville, a graduate of Nature Coast Technical High School, has been accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite announced Friday. Watterson was the vice president of the National Honor Society chapter, a four-year letterman in tennis, and active in the Beta Club, Youth Energy Summit, Key Club and Spanish National Honor Society.
Juneteenth fest
is today at lodge
The Juneteenth Historical Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Elks Lodge, 510 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The event includes vendors, Southern food, and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. This is sponsored by JUST US, a nonprofit group. For information, call (352) 238-3500.
SPRING HILL
Fundraiser to aid
a trio of groups
A fundraiser to benefit the Children's Miracle Network, the Dawn Center and Love Your Neighbor will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the parking lot of Flammer Ford, 3335 Commercial Way. The event is sponsored by the Re/Max Advantage Realty office on Lake in the Woods Drive and will include food, entertainment, raffles and rides on a hot-air balloon. The balloon rides will be $5 per person. For information, call (352) 279-3742.
Today's picks
Boots and Pearls Gala benefits Youth and Family Alternatives: 6 p.m., Palace Grand, 275 Della Court, Spring Hill. $60 per person. (352) 797-7566.
Girl Scout Shout: 10 a.m.-noon, Ridge Manor Park, 34030 Ridge Manor Blvd., Ridge Manor.
Marine Corps League hosts karaoke with Dale and Nancy Shoemaker: 7-11 p.m., 8405 Sunshine Grove Road, west of Brooksville. (352) 597-7979.
Spring Hill Moose 25th anniversary open house: Noon-4 p.m., 5214 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. (352) 686-5666 or (352) 686-5603.
Hernando deaths
Detailed obituaries are published in Section B.
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