VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida—A man and woman, both of Eustis were seriously injured Wednesday after the vehicle they were in was struck head-on around noon Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 76-year-old woman of Deland was driving a Ford truck westbound on East New York Avenue near DeLand when she traveled over the yellow line for an unknown reason, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said in a press release.
She hit a truck being driven by a 64-year-old Eustis man, head-on, seriously injuring the man and his passenger, a 64-year-old woman, also of Eustis. They were transported to Central Florida Regional Medical Center in Sanford. Both were wearing their seatbelts.
The Ford’s driver was transported to DeLand hospital, where she later died. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation, Montes said.
