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Four victims of fatal Charlotte County crash identified

Posted at 3:02 PM, Jul 03, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-03 15:02:45-04

ENGLEWOOD,  Fla. -- Troopers have released the identities of the four people killed when troopers say their driver ran a stop sign Sunday.

It happened before 4 a.m. at Rosemont Drive and Sunnybrook Boulevard.  Troopers say the driver of an Audi ran a stop sign on Rosemont Drive and collided with an SUV on Sunnybrooke Boulevard.

The Audi burst into flames, and all four people inside died at the scene.

A family of five in the SUV was also injured.

The four fatalities have been identified as 21-year-old Austin Hirschy (the driver), 25-year-old Keith Williams, 23-year-old Dustin Strong, and 20-year-old William Solomon, all of Port Charlotte.

The crash remains under investigation.