Megan Hildebrand

Vehic/Purs

According to Monroe County Sheriff Tillman Crutchfield, Lt. Troy Goodnough was working overtime under a state grant to look for intoxicated drivers at around 2 a.m. when he saw a car make a wide right turn at North Dixie Highway and Stewart Road. Goodnough reportedly followed the other for nearly a mile as it weaved within its lane and drove over a curb while traveling well below the speed limit. Crutchfield said Goodnough tried to stop the other in the driveway of the Meijer store at Stewart and Telegraph Road, but the driver sped away. According to the sheriff, by the time Goodnough turned around the car was a 1/4 to 1/2 a mile away. Two other deputies reportedly saw the car speed by just before the driver lost control on a curve and hit a tree. 16-year-old Megan Hildebrand, the front seat passenger, died several hours later at a hospital. The 15-year-old driver, Kyle Sexton, died the next day. A third teen was critically injured.