1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Lake County crash
Florida Highway Patrol has released information on a fatal Lake County crash that killed one person and left another seriously injured.
Initial details state that a 2020 Ford F350 was traveling westbound on Lake Erie Road when the driver failed to maintain control of the vehicle when coming around a curve.
The truck would run off of the road, where it would collide with a tree, killing the passenger of the vehicle.
The driver remains in serious condition and was transported to South Lake Hospital.
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