Two girls killed in single car crash on I-75

WESLEY CHAPEL - Two girls were killed in a single car crash on Monday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Larry Coggins.

Around 1 p.m.,  Tabitha Pastrana, 18, of Wesley Chapel, and  Kristin Gaskin, 17, of San Antonio, were driving north on I-75 just north of State Road 54 in a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse when Pastrana lost control, Coggins said. The vehicle entered the east shoulder of the highway, ran into some trees and overturned, resting on its roof, Coggins said.

Pastrana died on the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt. Gaskin was wearing one, Coggins said. She was flown to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, where she died, Coggins said.

The cause of the crash is unknown.

--Camille C. Spencer, Times Staff Writer