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Marion County, FL (April 22, 2019) - Two people were killed in a crash that occurred on Saturday, April 20th. The crash took place on State Road 40.
According to investigators, a Chevy Cobalt was traveling eastbound on SR 40 while a Chevy Silverado was traveling westbound. For reasons unknown, the Cobalt left the roadway, traveled onto the grass shoulder, and then rotated back into oncoming traffic before crashing into the Silverado. Officials with the Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the crash scene.
Rescue workers pronounced the driver of the Cobalt, 36-year-old Justin Mathew Klemm, dead at the scene. Klemm's passenger, 33-year-old Brandin Drew McCoy, was also pronounced dead. There is no word on whether anyone in the Silverado was injured.
No further information is available.
We wish to extend our condolences to the families of both individuals who were tragically killed in this Marion County crash. Fatal accidents are reported across our state several times per day, approximately once every three hours. Head-on crashes are a frequent cause of serious and fatal collisions. These types of crashes occur for a number of reasons, including impairment, and distraction.
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