May 28, 2026

A USF Student’s Final Message to Family Before a Tragic Incident Is Leaving People Heartbroken

She was minutes from home, driving back from a celebration, when a single bad decision destroyed everything, and the last words her family received from her were ones of pure love.

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Lauryn Marie Akey, 21, a University of South Florida student from Bradenton, Florida, was killed in the early hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County.

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