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Palm Coast’s Lee Ann Daley, 46, is Killed in Head-On Crash Caused By Man Going Wrong Way on US1

December 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Lee Ann Daley in a Facebook self-portrait.
Lee Ann Daley in a Facebook self-portrait.

Lee Ann Daley, a 46-year-old Palm Coast resident, was killed in a head-on collision on U.S. 1 in Palm Coast when a driver going the wrong way struck her car a little before 9 p.m. Friday.

The crash took place on U.S. 1 near Commerce Boulevard. A 64-year-old Palm Coast man, in whom authorities would later observe signs of impairment, had gotten on the southbound lanes of U.S. 1, driving a pick-up truck north. Daley was driving a 2018 Chevy Malibu, going south, when they collided.




The 64-year-old man was not injured. Daley was entrapped in the Malibu. Authorities placed an emergency helicopter on standby, but she was pronounced deceased at the scene. She was the mother of three children. A chaplain was sent to the family home in the F Section. Daley was a hair stylist at a business in Palm Coast.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s trooper Darin Harper is investigating the crash with Traffic Homicide Investigator Randal Slocum. Flagler County Sheriff’s units were first at the scene. The Palm Coast Fire Department and Flagler County Fire Rescue also responded. Traffic was rerouted at Palm Coast Parkway and U.S. 1 as the southbound lanes of U.S. 1 were closed during the investigation, which stretched into the night.

Friday night’s crash resulted in the second road fatality on Flagler roads this month, and the 24th involving a fatality this year in the county, with a total of 27 people killed, exceeding last year’s total by 10.  This year’s toll on Flagler roads is the fourth heaviest in the last 22 years.

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  1. T says

    December 17, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    Sad feel for the kids and family so sorry for your loss

    Reply
  2. judith a sweeney says

    December 17, 2022 at 5:55 pm

    I am so sorry. such sadness at such a special time of year. My heart goes out to the family. God bless you, angel!

    Reply
  3. Robin says

    December 17, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    This heartbreaking. My sympathy to her family.

    Reply
  4. Celia Pugliese says

    December 18, 2022 at 6:02 am

    OMG a young mom killed by another “impaired” driver! May God have her by His Side and sooth her family suffering! Such a sad tragedy!

    Reply
  5. Geezer says

    December 18, 2022 at 8:25 am

    Back in 2003, my visitors from South Florida and I were almost killed by a drunk
    who had left the White Eagle Tavern on northbound US-1, only he was going south
    on our side.

    We would have collided head-on at a combined 100+ miles an hour.

    Our sympathies go to Lee Ann Daley’s family and friends.
    It’s a damned shame.

    Reply
    • Pat Matthews Stote says

      December 18, 2022 at 9:02 pm

      It’s a shame for sure. A very story

      Reply
  6. Robert Joseph Fortier says

    December 18, 2022 at 8:51 am

    My God! So sad to see this news article. When will the stupid idiots learn not to drive while impaired? I am no angel, but I learned my lesson without killing anyone.
    More than two beers? pay for a cab or let someone else drive.
    Once you kill someone there is no “do ever”.

    Reply
  7. Meya says

    December 18, 2022 at 9:10 am

    So sad, so much population increase just like a huge city now.

    Reply
    • J. says

      December 20, 2022 at 4:20 pm

      What does the act of one person have to do with population? One person made a decision to drive impaired.

      Reply
  8. DMFinFlorida says

    December 18, 2022 at 9:53 am

    What a memorable Christmas for her three children. I hope the pickup driver rots in jail. Go ahead, have another drink, you’re good to drive, no worries.

    Reply
  9. Why says

    December 18, 2022 at 10:51 am

    Why don’t you just go straight to hell instead of jail and putting the family through the pain of a trial.
    You crushed a beautiful life, mother of 3, a week before Christmas you old bastard
    RIP Lee Ann

    Reply
  10. michael brown says

    December 18, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    When is Florida going to decrease these insane speed limits (and beef up enforcement)?

    Reply
    • Laurel says

      December 18, 2022 at 4:17 pm

      Michael: The speed limits are not “insane,” in fact, traffic is annoyingly slow. The speed limits in Florida have nothing to do with a drunken driver. This guy will get off if he has the right lawyer. I was once rear-ended while legally doing 50 mph. The fellow who hit me fell asleep at the wheel; he had no clue how fast he was going. Thank goodness I wasn’t at a stoplight!

      That aside, it is so heartbreaking to see this happen to a lovely, young lady, and mom. I feel for her family. It’s so, so sad.

      Unfortunately, US1 has few lights, and it is so hard to determine distances of others at night.

      Reply
      • Saddened Citizen says

        December 21, 2022 at 12:11 pm

        The impaired driver turned into the wrong lane of a four lane highway, probably believing he was heading north in the northbound lane, when in fact he was heading north in the southbound lane. This had nothing to do with speeding per se. It had to do with impaired judgement. Wrong-way driving is a mistake that many can make if they simply aren’t paying mental attention or they become distracted externally by something. Its a tragedy and our hearts go out to her family and friends.

        Reply
    • Pat Stote says

      December 18, 2022 at 8:56 pm

      I am curious why they haven’t identified the driver who caused the crash.

      Reply
    • CHARLES dale FARLEY says

      December 19, 2022 at 2:08 pm

      had nothing to do with speed had everything being drunk

      Reply
    • Bud says

      December 19, 2022 at 5:39 pm

      How would that stop a drunk driver?

      Reply
  11. Vicki Nixon says

    December 18, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    God bless this beautiful young ladies family & friends. My heart hurts for them. My thoughts & prayers will be with the family.

    Reply
  12. Aj says

    December 18, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    Impaired driver. A lost life. Deadly combination. God give the family strength to go through this time of death. Sad.

    Reply
  13. Local says

    December 18, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    How do u collide with a wrong way driver….especially at night? I had a guy driving north in the south bound lane pass me one night. I pulled off the road and flashed my lights at him. Get out of the way! Day or night u can see them coming.

    Reply
    • The Truth says

      December 21, 2022 at 5:42 am

      Perhaps (oh I don’t know) maybe she did and the impaired driver crashed into her. She died and this is your first thought? Sad.

      Reply
    • Laurel says

      December 21, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      Local: Not every car has their lights on “auto.” The impaired driver might not have turned on his/her lights. Also, you really have to drive out on US1 at night to understand. It’s really difficult to judge other cars, even though there are few at night. If you do try it, be careful. The guy who ran into me at more than 50 mph did not have his lights on. I saw nothing in my rear view mirror before I was hit.

      Reply
  14. Charles says

    December 19, 2022 at 9:09 am

    RIP and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and children. An impaired driver, lock him up and throw the key away.

    Reply
  15. MeToo says

    December 19, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    So sorry for your loss. I’ll be praying for you all. I know this will be your worst Christmas ever. God bless you and keep you.

    Reply
  16. D A says

    December 20, 2022 at 2:03 am

    It’s a shame that this POS of a so called man survives this horrific accident while an innocent woman is killed and now 3 kids are without a mother because some drunk decides to drive on the wrong side of road without any regard for human life. We need to start treating these negligent crimes as murder charges. It’s not fair that laws are so lax for impaired driving. This POS should pay to support these 3 kids for the rest of his life now. No amount of justice can bring back Leeann but for the sake of the kids and so he remembers for rest of his life this driver should be responsible to pay to support these poor kids monthly for his gross negligence. RIP Leeann. You will be missed. God bless these 3 kids.

    Reply
    • Time for answers! says

      December 29, 2022 at 11:36 am

      AND why is his name not plastered in these articles? We get to expose Leeann and the privacy of her family, but not the person who destroyed her family!

      Reply
  17. Pat Stote says

    December 20, 2022 at 11:11 am

    I am curious why they have an identified the driver of the truck. They know he’s 64 years old they know he’s was driving a truck and know he’s impaired. I wonder if the family is outraged that this man is not identified

    Reply
    • Laurel says

      December 21, 2022 at 5:06 pm

      Pat: Probably because you are innocent until proven guilty. With the reaction here, that’s a good idea. The best thing that could happen is when a DUI is prosecuted, there should be no getting around it legally. These guys, even found guilty, get off if they spend enough money.

      Also, we should not be so damned happy about putting a Margaritaville right in the middle of Flagler Beach. The very concept is to be “wasting away again…” and being inebriated to the point of not knowing what you are doing.

      Reply
  18. Lynn Stote says

    December 20, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    Why was not the name of the driver of the vehicle involved in this deadly crash not identified?

    Reply
    • FlaglerLive says

      December 20, 2022 at 5:53 pm

      The Florida Highway Patrol inappropriately withholds names.

      Reply
    • Done waiting says

      February 25, 2023 at 10:57 am

      Joseph M sianos

      Reply
  19. Concerned Citizen says

    December 21, 2022 at 2:35 pm

    #justiceforleeann

    Reply
  20. JohnX says

    December 22, 2022 at 8:59 am

    Any update on the name of the other driver and what the circumstances were of his getting in the wrong lane? If not, when will it be released?

    Reply
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