I-95 Auto Accident Kills Teen Best Friends

Eddie Farah

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Amanda Alzate was just 19 years old. One of seven children. She was often asked if she was a model.

Amanda lost her life around 3pm Wednesday when she was ejected from the truck that was being driven by her best friend, Sandra Monzon.

The truck tried to access a highway ramp and instead rolled.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Sandra Monzon, also 19, tried to cut through the grass to make the ramp from Interstate 295 southbound to Interstate 95 northbound just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Monzon and 19-year-old Amanda Alzate were ejected from the pickup despite wearing seat belts.

Alzate died at the scene but Monzon clung to life for another six hours. She died in the trauma center.

Her family says their daughter was the valedectorian of her high school class and planned to be a christian school teacher. She loved music, was part of a quartet and her mantra was "seize the day."

The girls were on their way to work. Alzate's family appeared on Jacksonville's Channel 4 to do an interview, obviously in a state of shock.

"One step at a time -- we get up, we shower, we eat if we can," Fabian Alzate said. "We're going to miss her very much."

Our hearts go out to the Alzate and Monson families.