Articles Tagged with Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly collision between a dump truck and a pickup truck in Lake County last week.

Inside Lake reports the incident took place June 14 on State Road 44 in the DeLand area.  According to state troopers, a man was driving a 2018 Kenworth dump truck east at about 7:15 a.m. when he swerved to the left to avoid traffic that was stopped near Misty Lane.

The dump truck collided with a westbound 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 head-on.  The driver of the Ram, a 35-year-old man from DeLand, was pronounced dead at the scene.

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A head-on collision in Lake County Wednesday morning left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, WKMG reported.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a 2018 Nissan Maxima was going eastbound on Schofield Road at about 6:30 a.m. when he crossed over the center line near 5 Mile Road.

The Nissan entered the path of a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, resulting in a crash.  Both vehicles then overturned several times.

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred in Lake County early Saturday morning.

According to WKMG, a 27-year-old man was driving north on County Road when the incident occurred at about 5:12 a.m.  The FHP said the driver lost control of his 2016 Nissan Versa near Dairy Road and ran off the road, where the car crashed into a tree.

The driver, an Umatilla resident, died after being transported to an area hospital.  He was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

GROVELAND, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Lake County on Tuesday afternoon left three people dead, reports the Leesburg News.

The Florida Highway Patrol released details of the incident that occurred in the area of County Road 33 and Bridges Road in Groveland at about 2 p.m.

According to state troopers, the driver of a 2018 Ford Explorer SUV was headed east on Bridges Road and pulled directly into the path of a dump truck.

LEESBURG, FL – A two-car collision in Lake County on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of an elderly driver, WESH reports.

The crash happened at the intersection of US 27 and Plantation Boulevard in Leesburg.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a sedan was headed south on US 27 in the inside lane at about 4:13 p.m., and was not able to stop in time for the traffic light.

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County Thursday morning sent both drivers to the hospital, WKMG reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the incident in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near County Road 470.  State troopers said the driver of a 2010 Hyundai Tucson, a 49-year-old woman, was critically injured and transported to an area hospital.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 2015 Ford F-250, was a 28-year-old man from Clearwater.  He was also hospitalized but no details were released on his condition.