A violent single-vehicle crash late Saturday on Sea Branch Boulevard near U.S. 1 claimed the life of a 20-year-old driver and left a 20-year-old passenger in critical condition, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to investigators, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and then burst into flames. The driver was taken to a hospital but succumbed to injuries early Sunday morning.
A passenger managed to escape the fully engulfed vehicle with help from a good Samaritan and was flown to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, where she remains in intensive care…