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    Steinhatchee man killed in crash, son remains in ICU in Gainesville

    Posted on October 23, 2026

    John Driggers Jr., 49, of Steinhatchee, was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday night, Oct. 19, in Dixie County near the intersection of SW Highway 361 and SW 844th Street. His son, Trevor Driggers, 28, remains in the intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and faces “a long road to recovery.”

    John Driggers Jr. could meet you once and immediately claim you as family and as a best friend — whether you wanted him to or not.

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