‘He’s always been special’: Family of Jacksonville man killed in wrong-way crash near Tallahassee mourns FSU graduate

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – George Cooper Jr. was supposed to be moving back to Jacksonville. Instead, his family was left planning his funeral.

The 24-year-old Florida State University graduate died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 10 in Madison County, near Tallahassee, early Saturday morning. Investigators said Cooper was driving east when a 34-year-old woman from Orange Park crossed into oncoming traffic. Neither driver survived.

His mother, Randral Cash, said the call came Saturday morning around 3:45 a.m…

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