VERNON — A suspect wanted in a fatal Wausau crash was located on Tuesday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Jayvon J. Burns, 35, fled the scene of a fatal crash Monday night and was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrols Tuesday night. He fled on foot again on Tuesday and was later found in a wooded area near Vernon of State 79.
Casey L. Maxwell, 18, of Chipley, was traveling northbound on State 77 in her 1998 Buick Century, turning west at 3612 Washington St., when Burns collided with her right-side passenger door, the FHP reported. After impact, both vehicles came to a final rest in the southbound lane of State 77.
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