FHP: Lakewood Ranch High teens were drinking, speeding before fatal accident

LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Florida Highway Patrol has released its report on the 5:05 a.m. Oct. 10 crash along Lakewood Ranch Boulevard that killed Brendan T. Shreve, 17, and his friend, Jared S. Duran, 15

Investigators concluded the driver, Shreve, was driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding before the crash.

According to FHP, Shreve was at the wheel of the 2012 Mercedes C350 when the car missed a turn, jumped the curb and slammed into a tree in the median north of Clubhouse Drive just minutes from the boys' homes.

The impact was so great the car split with the rear traveling 50 feet southwest from the tree and the front going southeast 165 feet.

This story was originally published February 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "FHP: Lakewood Ranch High teens were drinking, speeding before fatal accident ."