MOUNT DORA, Fla.—A truck that ran a red light caused the crash that closed a major Mount Dora roadway for more than eight hours last week, according to Mont Dora Police Department.
Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Johnny Fisher, 45, was driving a black 2009 Dodge pickup truck northbound on U.S. Highway 441 when he ran the traffic light at Eudora Road and was struck by a 2018 Honda passenger vehicle being driven by E. Addison Hulit, 84. The impact caused Fisher to lose control of the truck, veer off the road and overturn, MDPD Spokesperson Brittany Haller told Inside Lake.
Fisher was ejected from the truck and transported by helicopter to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital with life-threatening injuries; his condition at press time was unknown. Fisher’s passenger, a 10-year-old boy, was not injured, Haller said.
Hulit, and a passenger in the Honda, Linda Hulit, 82, were both transported to HCA Florida Mount Dora Emergency with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash closed U.S. Highway 441 for eight hours and Eustis Police Department assisted with MDPD with traffic control. The crash remains under investigation and multiple witnesses are cooperating, Haller said.
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