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3-Vehicle Crash Kills Grand Island Man Monday Night, Sends 3 More to Local Hospitals

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SORRENTO, Florida—The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a Grand Island man Monday night.

A 2008 Volkswagen Touareg being driven by an 82-year-old Sorrento man was eastbound on State Road 44 approaching the intersection of Barry Lane, near Sorrento around 6 p.m., according to FHP Lt. Tara Crescenzi.

The Touareg attempted to make a left turn on Barry Lane and entered the direct path of a 2018 Nissan Rogue being driven by a 66-year-old Grand Island man; as a result of the impact, the Rogue rotated, entered the eastbound lane, and struck a 2013 Chevy Cruz being driven by a 51-year-old DeLand man, Crescenzi said.

The 66-year-old Grand Island man was transported to AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares, where he later died. His passenger, an 87-year-old Grand Island man, was airlifted to HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford with serious injuries. The driver of the Rogue and the Cruz were both transported to AdventHealth Waterman with minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Off-Road Crash Kills Astatula Woman Early Sunday Morning

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LAKE COUNTY, Florida—A 23-year-old Astatula woman was killed early Sunday morning when the Polaris Ranger side-by-side she was in overturned in a water-filled ditch and trapped her, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The woman, along with a 22-year-old Mount Dora man, a 48-year-old Tavares man, and a 25-year-old woman from Grand Island, were in the all-terrain vehicle in a wooded area near the Orlando North Airpark, off Duda Road near County Road 448A when it overturned and ejected the woman, trapping her beneath the vehicle around 4:30 a.m., FHP Lt. Channing Taylor said in a press release.  

The other three occupants suffered minor injuries and all four were transported to AdventHealth Apopka, where the woman was pronounced dead, Taylor said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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