Teen Crashes Dodge Charger on I-75, Flees Scene on Foot—Found Hiding in Chicken Coop After Passenger Dies
Staff Reporter | iSkyNews.com (ISC News)
Published August 5th, 2025
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Sumter County, FL — A wild and tragic scene unfolded Monday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Sumter County when a speeding Dodge Charger slammed into a tree, burst into flames, and ended with a teenage driver hiding in a chicken coop.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 3 p.m. when 17-year-old Dylan Austin Richards, of Inverness, was driving recklessly southbound on I-75. Troopers say he was weaving through traffic at a high speed and swerved onto the shoulder to avoid hitting other vehicles. That’s when he lost control, hit a tree, and the car caught fire.
Somehow, Richards managed to escape the burning car, ripped off the license plate, and ran from the scene on foot—leaving behind four injured teenage passengers.
Emergency crews rushed all five teens to nearby hospitals. Tragically, a 16-year-old boy from Inverness didn’t survive his injuries. The other passengers—a 15-year-old with serious injuries and two others, aged 13 and 17, with minor injuries—were treated at local hospitals.
As law enforcement searched the area, Sumter County Sheriff’s deputies and FHP troopers tracked Richards down to a nearby rural property on NW 111th Lane. That’s where they found him—hiding inside a chicken coop.
Richards was arrested and now faces serious felony charges, including Vehicular Homicide and Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Death. The investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities have not yet released the name of the teen who passed away, pending notification of next of kin.
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