Child dies in auto crash

A fatal crash in Walton County claimed the life of a 7 year-old Navarre girl from sustained injuries. Reports said Taylor Siebern died after being transported to Sacred Heart Hospital. Florida Highway Patrol said Dedtra Siebern, 35, Navarre, was driving eastbound on State Road 8, just east of County Road 280 at around 1:15 p.m. Reports said Siebern was traveling in the inside lane when she drifted to the right, crossed the right lane of traffic and drove onto the south shoulder of the roadway where she hit a large pine tree. The car rotated counter clockwise and stopped between two pine trees. Dedtra, Taylor and August Siebern, 5, were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition. Reports said the accident is under investigation.

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