A head-on crash along County Road 315 just north of State Road 40 left one person dead and two others injured late Friday morning, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.
The crash occurred around 11:25 a.m. in Marion County and involved a sedan and a pickup truck traveling in opposite directions on CR 315. Investigators say the sedan, driven by a 24-year-old man from Lake Mary, was heading southwest when it crossed the center line into the northbound lane.
The vehicle then collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by a 62-year-old Fort McCoy man, who was traveling northeast.Following the impact, both vehicles rotated. The sedan came to rest partially in the northbound lane and on the east shoulder, while the pickup truck stopped in the northbound lane facing northeast.Both drivers were transported to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. The sedan driver suffered serious injuries, while the pickup driver was listed in critical condition.
A 21-year-old passenger in the pickup truck, also from Fort McCoy, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Marion County Fire Rescue.
According to the report, the sedan driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The pickup driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
