MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A pickup truck that ran off the road and crossed into oncoming traffic hit an SUV on Friday, injuring three people, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred about 10:08 a.m. on County Road 464 just west of SE 51st Avenue in Marion County, FHP said.
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The pickup’s driver, a 67-year-old Ocala man, was injured and next of kin were notified, according to the patrol. A 52-year-old Ocala woman riding as a passenger in the pickup suffered serious injuries. The driver of the sport utility vehicle, a 59-year-old Ocala man, sustained minor injuries.
FHP’s preliminary investigation shows the pickup was traveling west in the outside lane when it failed to keep in its lane, ran off the right shoulder and struck a traffic sign. The vehicle continued off the road, struck two ditches, re-entered the roadway, then veered left into the eastbound lanes and struck the SUV on the front right and front left sides. The pickup later struck a fence and a tree before coming to rest, the patrol said.