High School Student Dies in Fla. Car Accident Days After Turning 18 - and Mom in Coma Doesn't Know People 2 hrs ago The Gainesville, Florida, community is mourning the loss of an "amazing" high school senior. On Saturday night, Audrey Cheves and her mother Melissa were driving home from picking the teen up after a work shift when they got into a car accident at the 1400 block of NW 39th Avenue, according to CBS 4, which cited the Gainesville Police Department. Audrey and Melissa were both removed from their vehicle with the jaws of life by Gainesville Fire Rescue, The Gainesville Sun reported. Audrey, who turned 18 only days prior, was reportedly pronounced dead on the scene while her mother was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital.