LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a fatal collision that occurred in Lake County on Monday afternoon.
According to WESH, the wreck happened in the area of County Road 33 and Soto Road in Groveland. The FHP said the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet HHR was headed south on County Road 33 at about 12:13 p.m. when the vehicle went out of its lane. The Chevrolet entered the path of a 2015 Ford Fusion going north.
The vehicles collided near Soto Road. The Chevrolet driver was transported to the Orlando Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead. The Ford driver was taken to the same hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
State troopers are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
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