Florida Highway Patrol says a Dade City convenience store owner was arrested and charged with negligent homicide after allegedly selling a lethal amount of alcohol to an 18-year-old who died in a head-on crash on US Highway 301. Troopers report the teen had a blood alcohol content of 0.510 and had spent nearly three hours inside Sam's Quick Mart before driving.
WHO:Sami Joseph Kasselyas; Zachary Shiloh Davis; a 28-year-old Webster man (other driver)
WHAT:Charged with negligent homicide after allegedly selling alcohol linked to a fatal head-on crash; toxicology cited a BAC of 0.510.
WHEN:Sep 12, 2026
WHERE:US Highway 301, north of County Road 656, Dade City area (Sumter County)
WHY:The charge stems from allegations that the store owner sold a lethal amount of alcohol to the 18-year-old before the crash.
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