Sumter County, FL - 18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Head-On Crash on CR 48
Police in Sumter County responded to the scene of a head-on crash in Sumter County on Wednesday, October 14th. The crash happened on County Road 48 near the intersection of Southwest 41st Terrace. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 31-year-old was driving a pickup truck that was traveling westbound on CR 48. For unknown reasons, the truck crossed the centerline of the roadway and traveled into the eastbound lane where it collided head-on with a sedan traveling in the opposite direction. Both cars then came to rest on the shoulder of the roadway. The 18-year-old female sedan driver died at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries. Neither driver was wearing their seat belt at the time of the accident. Read more