SUMTER COUNTY, Florida—Four people were seriously injured in an early morning crash near The Villages, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 35-year-old Leesburg man was driving a sedan eastbound on State Road 44 when he sped through a red light and collided with an SUV being driven by a 32-year-old Wildwood woman that was traveling southbound on Morse Boulevard, FHP Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in a press release.
Both vehicles rotated and came to a final stop on the south shoulder of State Road 44, while the front axle of the sedan and the engine block of the SUV came to a final rest in the westbound lanes, Gaskins said.
Both drivers and two passengers in the sedan, a 22-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man, both of Leesburg, were all transported to local hospitals with serious injuries. All the occupants of the sedan are in serious condition and the driver of the SUV is in critical condition, according to Gaskins.
The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of State Road 44 and the lanes were still closed nearly seven hours after the crash. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office assisted FHP with traffic control.
