First responders work a crash involving a pedestrian on Orange Avenue Wednesday. The road is expected to be shut down for several hours. Photo courtesy of Clifton Joseph

BREAKING NEWS: Crash involving pedestrian shuts down major Eustis road

Eustis, Inside Scoop | By Marilyn M. Aciego | March 18, 2026 | Eustis, Florida, Lake County, Pedestrian | 1 minute of reading

EUSTIS, Fla. — Orange Avenue is shut down as Eustis Police Department investigates a crash involving a pedestrian, according to Chief Craig Capri.

The crash, in the 2100 block of East Orange Avenue, also known as State Road 44, occurred around 1:20 p.m. Orange

Orange Avenue is closed between Ohio Boulevard and Cardinal Street, and is expected to be closed for several hours, Capri said.

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Marilyn M. Aciego

Publisher Marilyn M. Aciego was born and raised in Lake County and is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She began her journalism career at LSSC and in 2023 she was honored with LSSC’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. She began working at the Daily Commercial while she was in college and continued her career there as a reporter after she graduated. In her 20+ year-career, she covered many of the area’s top stories including the disappearance of Trenton Duckett and the death of beloved Sheriff Chris Daniels. She has landed many exclusive interviews and was the first to break two of the biggest stories of 2024- the death of Jamaria Sessions and the murder of a Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy and the attempted murder of two other deputies. In addition to Inside Lake, Marilyn is the single mom of a teenaged son and the Florida Bureau Chief for an international media organization.

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