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Grandmother, teen granddaughter killed in Jupiter Farms crash

Investigators say the 77-year-old driver failed to stop at a stop sign on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Randolph Siding Road and Alexander Run
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JUPITER FARMS, Fla. — A grandmother and her 16-year-old granddaughter died in a crash on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Randolph Siding Road and Alexander Run.

Investigators tell WPTV that Deidre North, 77, failed to stop at a stop sign around 4:40 p.m. and pulled directly into the path of a Ford pick-up truck.

A crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said North's SUV was traveling west on Randolph Siding Road and entered the intersection without stopping or yielding. The truck hit the driver's side of the SUV.

The impact sent the SUV spinning off the road before it crashed into a tree and came to a final stop in a grassy area at the northwest corner of the intersection. The 28-year-old driver of the truck veered into the opposite lane, but he was eventually able to bring the truck under control.

Investigators said North died at the scene. Medics rushed her 16-year-old granddaughter to the hospital where she later died from her injuries.