SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Winter Haven man and two Ohio residents were killed in a crash in Sumter County early Saturday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the collision happened along SR-471 near the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve just before 4 a.m.
A sedan driven by a 42-year-old Winter Haven man veered into the opposite lane, south of South Grade Road. It collided “nearly head-on” with another sedan carrying three people from Lima, Ohio, according to FHP.
Both drivers died in the collision. Both passengers from the second vehicle were rushed to the hospital.
A 54-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. The other passenger, a 47-year-old man, survived the crash, but was seriously hurt.
Everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to FHP.
