NEWBERRY, FL – A head-on crash in Alachua County left one driver dead and another injured, according to the Alachua Chronicle.
The wreck occurred Wednesday night on State Road 45 near SW 215th Terrace shortly after 7:00 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Subaru SUV was headed south on SR-45 and swerved into the northbound lane, where it collided with a Toyota SUV.
The driver of the Toyota, a 64-year-old Alachua man, died after being taken to an area hospital. The Subaru driver, a 41-year-old man from Archer, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The FHP said both drivers were wearing their seat belts. An investigation is continuing into the cause of the accident.
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