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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Lake County early Friday morning left one driver dead and another injured, WESH reports.

The accident happened on the Florida Turnpike in the Howey-In-The-Hills area at about 3 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol’s initial investigation found that a woman was driving a Buick Century south on the turnpike approaching Howey Road when she started to slow down.

A man driving behind her in a Kia Sorento failed to slow down and crashed into the back of the woman’s vehicle.  The woman, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The other driver, a 39-year-old man from Orlando, was seriously injured.  He was listed in serious but stable condition after being taken to South Lake Hospital.

CLERMONT, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Lake County early Sunday morning left one person dead and three others injured, WESH reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was driving an SUV westbound on County Road 474 in Clermont when the incident happened at about 3 a.m.  State troopers said the SUV driver made a wide right turn onto State Road 33, crossed over the middle line and struck the front of an RV going south on State Road 33.

The SUV driver, a 35-year-old man from Miami Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Three people in the RV, ages 54, 51 and 48, were hospitalized with minor injuries.

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Lake County over the weekend left two people dead, according to WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 24-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet Malibu north on County Road in the Umatilla area when the crash occurred.  According to the FHP, the woman lost control of the car and drove onto a shoulder of the road, where the vehicle hit a drainage ditch and overturned.  The Malibu then went airborne and overturned before ending up a wooded area.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle while her passenger, a 45-year-old man, was trapped in the car. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a fatal pickup truck accident that occurred in Lake County Sunday night.

WKMG reports a man was driving a pickup east on State Road 46 near State Road 453 when the incident took place at about 7:35 p.m.

The FHP said the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a fence, then kept going and struck a bridge support along the roadway.  The driver, a 23-year-old man from Oviedo, was pronounced dead at the scene.