Presque Isle native killed in crash
By Kathy McCarty
Staff Writer
Three passengers — including a Presque Isle native — died as the result of a single-vehicle crash on County Road 464 in the Silver Springs Shore area of Marion County, Fla., when the driver of a 2008 Honda Civic they were riding in lost control of the vehicle shortly after 2 a.m. on Feb. 11.
According to reports, the driver, identified as Andrew W. Persaud, 22, of Ocala, lost control, striking a tree, causing the car to spin around. The vehicle then hit a second tree, cutting it in half. Persaud and his front-seat passenger, Nicholaas H. Bryon, 22, of Belleview, landed about 75 feet away in a nearby parking lot. Both were hospitalized in critical condition.
Taylor Dean Scanlin, 24, of Fruitland Park, Fla., was in the back seat with Michael S. Ramdeholl, 23, of Ocala, and Eric C. Baker, 21, of Summerfield. All three died at the scene.
Florida Highway Patrol determined speed was a factor. The investigation is ongoing.
A celebration of Scanlin’s life was held on Feb. 17 at Village View Community Church in Summerfield. Scanlin is survived by his mother and stepfather, Bernadette and Richard Taylor of Fort Pierce, Fla.; his father, Jayme Scanlin, of Easton; a daughter, Emma Marie “Nugg” Scanlin and her mother, Courtney Murtha, Lady Lake, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law Lindsay Scanlin-Redding and Michael Redding of Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.; maternal grandparents Harry and Susan Commons, Fruitland Park, Fla.; paternal grandparents Winston and Joan Scanlin, Easton; Aunts Heather Figlow and Joe-Ellen and Greg Scott; Uncle Pete Figlow; and cousins Brittany and Kaitlyn Figlow and Matthew and Patrick Scott.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to: Emma Scanlin, custodial account, 1050 Lake Sumter Landing, The Village, FL 32162.
