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Man dead, 3 seriously injured in fiery wrong-way crash near Clermont

Clermont, Inside Scoop, Unincorporated Lake | By Marilyn M. Aciego | June 14, 2026 | Clermont, Crash, Fatality, FHP, Florida, Lake County | 1 minute of reading

CLERMONT, Fla. — A wrong-way driver was killed and three other men were seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash Sunday morning near Clermont, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. on State Road 33 near Bakers Lane in unincorporated Clermont.

FHP said a 24-year-old Orlando man was driving a 2026 Toyota Camry northbound in the southbound lane of State Road 33 when he collided head-on with a 2016 Dodge Journey.

The impact caused the Dodge to catch fire, according to FHP.

The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. His passengers, a 25-year-old Orlando man and a 23-year-old Oviedo man, were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

The driver of the Dodge, a 33-year-old Kissimmee man, was also transported to ORMC with serious injuries, FHP said.

The crash shut down State Road 33 between Laws Road and Ott Williams Road for several hours while troopers investigated.

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Marilyn M. Aciego

Marilyn M. Aciego is the Publisher of Inside Lake and a veteran journalist with more than two decades of experience covering Lake County. Born and raised locally, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College, where her journalism career began. Marilyn has reported on some of the area’s most high-profile and impactful stories, including the disappearance of Trenton Duckett, the death of Sheriff Chris Daniels, and the murders of Jamaria Sessions, Master Deputy Bradley Link and Xavier Williams. Her work is known for exclusive sourcing, public records expertise, and a willingness to ask uncomfortable questions. In 2023, she was honored with Lake-Sumter State College’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. In 2024, Marilyn was the first to break two major Lake County public safety stories, reinforcing Inside Lake as a trusted source for timely, independent, and community-focused reporting. In addition to publishing Inside Lake, Marilyn serves as the Florida Bureau Chief for an international media organization. She has an adult son she raised in the same community she reports on every day.

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