FHP: Driver, passenger charged in 2021 fatal hit & run crash on I-95 in Daytona Beach

Charles Frazier
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Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol say they’ve identified the driver who left the scene of a fatal crash they were involved in more than two years ago.

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On Sept. 12, 2021, just before 11:15 p.m., FHP Troopers responded to reports of a hit and run crash on the Interstate 95 entrance ramp from LPGA Blvd. in Daytona Beach.

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According to FHP, a 2021 Dodge Charger was on the entrance ramp to join southbound traffic when it collided with a 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was already in the southbound lanes of I-95.

The Driver of the pickup truck, identified only as a 29-year-old man, was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center and died there days later on Sept. 18.

A passenger in the truck, identified as a 27-year-old woman, was also taken to Halifax Medical Center with injuries described as “serious” and survived.

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The driver of the Charger left the scene.

After years of investigation, troopers say they’ve managed to identify both the driver and a passenger who were in the Charger.

32-year-old Megan Nichole Brannan was booked into the Volusia County Jail on charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing death, and leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. Her passenger, 31-year-old Jeffrey Stephan Brannan II was booked into the Orange County jail on a charge of accessory after the fact.
32-year-old Megan Nichole Brannan was booked into the Volusia County Jail on charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing death, and leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. Her passenger, 31-year-old Jeffrey Stephan Brannan II was booked into the Orange County jail on a charge of accessory after the fact.

On Monday afternoon, troopers arrested the driver, 32-year-old Megan Nichole Brannan. She was booked into the Volusia County Jail on charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing death, and leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. Brannan remains in the jail on a total of $75,000 bond.

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The passenger in the Charger, identified as 31-year-old Jeffrey Stephan Brannan II, was booked into the Orange County Jail Monday for accessory after the fact. He’s being held on $50,000 bond.

FHP is using the arrests as an opportunity to remind drivers that it’s important to always remain on the scene of a crash to help avoid potentially significant legal penalties, and perhaps, save a life.

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