A cigarette lighter, a CD, a single rose are tied to the tree, which still bear the scars of the wreck.Ī photo of a smiling Adam Carreras and a girl rounds out the makeshift memorial. “R.I.P, Adam Carreras,” one sign read.”A soldier in life and a soldier in heaven,” “Snowflake,” “You didn’t deserve it.” The messages are scrawled on notes, on signs, on cards and on T-shirts as loved ones poured out their hearts. Returning alone one afternoon last week to the Lakeshore Drive location, I found my answer: I wondered, “Who is this person whom so many loved?” I thought of that winding road and how easy it would be to have a crash there. The scene, though, didn’t leave my mind as the week rolled on. I explained to the children the flowers were remembering someone who had lost their life - someone obviously loved and missed by many. The white crosses planted in the ground gave away the intention. There, alongside Lake Minnehaha on the edge of Lakeshore Drive, was a funeral-sized collection of memorial flowers, mementos, letters, T-shirts and other items piled next to a large tree. Last weekend, the kids and I were returning from kayaking Crooked River just off Lake Louisa in Clermont when one of the children blurted out, “Look at that grave!” The truck hit a sign and then the tree, according to FHP reports.Ĭarreras, who was not wearing a seat belt, was killed instantly, troopers said. 10 when his 2006 Ford F-150 drifted onto the road’s left shoulder. Adam Carreras of Clermont was heading north on Lakeshore Drive just before 3 a.m.
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