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Jacksonville University soccer player killed in Baker County wreck; seven other players hurt

Jacksonville University freshman soccer player Stephanie Davis was killed in a one-car accident Sunday in Baker County.
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via Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville University freshman soccer player Stephanie Davis was killed in a one-car accident Sunday in Baker County.

Jacksonville University freshman soccer player Stephanie Davis was remembered by her coach and other school officials as one of the hardest-working players on the team, with a near-constant smile and an infectious personality.

Davis, 18, was killed and seven other members of the team injured in a one-car crash Sunday on US-90 in Baker County. The Florida Highway Patrol report said the driver of the SUV carrying all eight players veered off the shoulder of the road and over-corrected, with the car flipping over and landing on the passenger side.

Davis was a passenger. The other players had was were described by FHP as "minor" injuries and three were treated at hospitals.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.