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By MONICA HOOPER
LOG CABIN STAFF WRITER
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 Two Conway residents died and five were injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 near Chattahoochee, Fla.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Lucy Bolton, age unavailable as of presstime, and Ron Elmore, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene. Kali Sparks, 20, Sarah White, 21, Tyler Bass, 24, Dottie French, 21, and Ashley Spencer, 20, were also involved in the accident.
According to a representative from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Hospital, Bass, Sparks and White were listed in critical condition. Both French and Spencer were listed in stable condition as of presstime Wednesday.
According to the report filed with the Florida Highway Patrol, all seven occupants were in an SUV traveling east when the vehicle "traveled off the roadway into the north shoulder. (The SUV) began to overturn and six of the seven occupants were unrestrained and ejected from the vehicle. Two of the occupants were pronounced deceased at the scene."
General manager of MarketPlace Grill Andy Williams said six of the people in the vehicle were employees of the restaurant.
"We're just praying for their families," Williams said. "These were some of the most well-liked, long-term employees at MarketPlace. They're going to be missed and we are just praying for their families."
Hostess Stephanie Dunn said that the group was on vacation and was traveling Disney World at Orlando.
"They lived here, but not all of them were from here," Dunn said. She said that most of them were students and Bolton was a manager. "We're pretty much a big family."
Employees of MarketPlace set up a memorial in the lobby of the restaurant with a sign reading, "MarketPlace Grill has suffered a tragic loss to its family. Seven people from our family were in a serious auto accident and some were killed. In loving memory of MarketPlace Family. May 21, 2008. Please pray for us." Flowers laid in the floor before the black sign with candles lit on either side.
The Jackson County Floridian newspaper contributed to this report.
(Staff writer Monica Hooper can be reached by e-mail at monica.hooper@thecabin.net or by phone at 505-1266. Send us your news at www.thecabin.net/submit)
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