VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said it’s working to get a warrant and has sent evidence off to be reviewed in a fatal crash that killed a Volusia Deputy’s daughter.
In June, only 9 investigates interviewed the deputy’s family and revealed conflicting findings in two FHP reports from the same crash where 19-year-old Kaylee Kennedy died.
During a news conference on Wednesday, the family’s lawyer said FHP’s response isn’t acceptable.
It’s been two months since 9 Investigates sat down with the family of 19-year-old Kaylee Kennedy, who was killed in a crash in 2024. Now her family’s attorney, Kelly Chanfrau, said their demands still haven’t been met by the Florida Highway Patrol.
“They tried to get a warrant, which was denied number 1, and they’ve tried to download information from Kaylee’s car. Two things have been done so far. We find that unacceptable at this point,” said Chanfrau.
The request to reopen Kaylee’s case came after her dad, Darren, a Volusia County Deputy, discovered inconsistencies in FHP reports.
The notice sent to FHP claims that certain investigative steps were never taken, including the issuance of search warrants that were never executed, and that phone records and toxicology testing were taken from one party but not the other.
“I’m really worried about the future of other families that have a tragedy in their lives. I don’t want this to happen to them,” said Kennedy.
9 investigates reviewed the reports and found conflicting conclusions about which driver was at fault. There was also a 17-hundred-foot disagreement about where the crash happened
“If we have to file a lawsuit to continue to do more investigating and to find the facts and to get the items we need, then we are going to have to do that, and we will do it,” said Chanfrau.
9 Investigates has reached out to FHP more than 10 times to ask if the investigators involved in this case are being investigated themselves or have been placed on leave. We followed up again on Wednesday and still haven’t heard back.
We told you in June that some of the same investigators who worked on Kaylee Kennedy’s case were also involved in a case where a woman was wrongly arrested.
Lindsay Isaacs was arrested by FHP in April of this year. She was accused of causing a crash on I-4 that killed three people and was facing life in prison if convicted.
Eventually, another team from FHP stepped in and identified the correct suspect. They found evidence was ignored in that case – including differing witness descriptions of the responsible vehicle, extensive repairs made to it after the crash… and the fact that Isaacs’ car had no damage.
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