wesh.com: https://www.wesh.com/article/volusia-community-honors-spruce-creek-coach-killed-crash/71343866

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Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

HIS BREATHALYZER CAME BACK MORE THAN TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT. TONIGHT, A VOLUSIA COUNTY AS WELL. COACHES, PLAYERS AND THE SPRUCE CREEK SCHOOL FAMILY PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO ONE OF THEIR OWN. 26 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH WAS AN ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH, BUT HIS LIFE WAS CUT SHORT AFTER A SINGLE CAR CRASH ON MOTHER’S DAY.

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Volusia County community honors Spruce Creek coach killed in crash Skip to content NOWCAST WESH 2 News at 11 PM Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News WESH 2 Investigates National News Politics Get the Facts Parks Central As Seen On WESH 2 Upload Weather Radar Alerts Hurricanes The Science of It Towercams Downtown Orlando Winter Park Port Canaveral Lake Eola NASA NSB Ocala Tavares JW Marriott Orlando World Center Melbourne Daytona Beach Sanford Traffic Sports Buccaneers Friday Night Hits Olympics Community Saving Our Streets CommUNITY Champion WESH 2 the Rescue Project CommUnity Community Calendar/Calendario Comunitario Share Your Christmas LawChat (Sponsored) Memorials Advertise with WESH 2 Advertise with CW18 About News Team Contact Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Volusia County community gathers to honor Spruce Creek coach killed in car crash Volusia County community gathers to honor Spruce Creek coach killed in car crash HERE. HIS BREATHALYZER CAME BACK MORE THAN TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT. TONIGHT, A VOLUSIA COUNTY AS WELL. COACHES, PLAYERS AND THE SPRUCE CREEK SCHOOL FAMILY PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO ONE OF THEIR OWN. 26 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH WAS AN ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH, BUT HIS LIFE WAS CUT SHORT AFTER A SINGLE CAR CRASH ON MOTHER’S DAY. WESH TWO GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN IS LIVE AT JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM IN DAYTONA BEACH, WHERE THERE WAS A MEMORIAL THERE EARLIER TONIGHT. WE CAN TELL YOU THIS, THAT YOU COULD SEE THAT SOME OF THE FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE PLAYERS, TOOK IT REALLY HARD TONIGHT AS THEY LISTENED TO THE TRIBUTES FOR THIS YOUNG MAN. THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT ADAM SMITH LOVED BASEBALL AND HE LOVED MENTORING. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE POURED INTO JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK IN DAYTONA BEACH WITH HUGS AND SHARED TEARS FOR 26 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH. I LOVE YOU, LORD. OH YOUR MERCY NEVER FAILS ME. THE ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH AT SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH INTO A TREE LINE NEAR YORKTOWN BOULEVARD AND HIDDEN LAKE DRIVE IN PORT ORANGE ON MAY 10TH. HE WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE FEW PEOPLE THAT REACHED SO MANY AND AFFECTED SO MANY JUST BY BEING HIMSELF. HE WAS GENUINE. HE WAS REAL AND HE WAS WHO HE WAS. YOU KNOW, HIS LIFE WAS TOO SHORT, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY WELL. HIS PLAYERS WORE THESE ARMBANDS IN SOLIDARITY, AND THE CROWD APPLAUDED WHEN THIS BANNER WENT BY. FLY HIGH. BROTHER ADAM WAS THE YOUNGEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN, FIVE SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER. HIS SISTER SAYS HE WAS AN AMAZING COACH AND MENTOR. HE WAS BOTH RESPECTED AND REVERED AND NOT ONLY MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE MEN HE COACHED, BUT ALSO THE PARENTS AND OTHER COACHES AS WELL. NICK REGILIO, A FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PITCHER WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS, WAS ADAM’S HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH. ADAM WAS ON HIS WAY TO BEING THE NEXT LITTLE GENERAL IN THE AREA. WE ALL BELIEVE THAT, AND WE KNEW IT. HE WAS A GREAT KID AND A GREAT PERSON. I’M P

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