20-year-old Chad Lee Melnyk was involved in a crash that ended in disaster: He fell 70 feet when he crawled out of his car after a crash, only to fall over the guardrail on the side. The accident happened around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday in Marion County.
Melnyk was traveling on the Ocklawaha Bridge at the time when he crossed the center line and struck a concrete guardrail immediately after. The left side of his vehicle was pinned against the guardrail. He tried to crawl out of the vehicle and fell right over.
Melnyk fell 72 feet and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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