One victim has been confirmed dead in the parking lot of the Bank of America branch located at 4305 US-1 South, according to a report received this evening by Historic City News.

Historic City News reporters attended this morning when Flagler County Sheriff James L. Manfre officially opened the newly relocated Palm Coast precinct in a ribbon-cutting ceremony assisted by city and county officials.

Unlike Flagler Beach, St Augustine Beach, Bunnell, or the City of St Augustine, the City of Palm Coast does not have its own police department; they contract with the Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services within their city limits.

Historic City News was informed that 59 new troopers from the 124th Basic Recruit Class graduated from the Florida Highway Patrol Academy yesterday morning; six are headed to our local Troop G and one will be assigned to St Augustine and St Johns County.

A St Johns County woman lost her life, and her two male passengers, one only 2-years-old, were sent to the hospital after the driver flipped and rolled her 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche — an apparent attempt to avoid a crash with a slow moving vehicle that pulled in front of them on US-1, south of Wildwood Drive.

Commander Charles E. Mulligan advised local Historic City News reporters today that the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office, and cooperating agencies, believe that all of the packaged cocaine that washed up on the beach over the weekend has come ashore.

The City of St Augustine has issued a precautionary notice to Historic City News readers regarding the use of area waterways including — San Sebastian and Matanzas Rivers, their tributary creeks including Hospital and Oyster Creeks, and Lake Maria Sanchez.