Event Brief
Toll worker killed after crash into booth, ocean
Filed: Jun 02, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Volusia deputies say a driver plowed through a toll booth and into the ocean; attendant Tammi Jo Baker died.
WHO: Tammi Jo Baker, 63 (toll attendant); Deanna Harrell, 35 (driver)
WHAT: A driver struck a toll booth, continued into the ocean, and the toll attendant died despite rescue efforts.
WHEN: Jun 02, 2026 at 4:47 PM ET
WHERE: Volusia County, Florida (Dunlawton Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores)
WHY: The driver struck the toll booth at about 40 mph, then continued into the ocean.
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