Orange Lake, FL (February 15, 2020) - A man was killed and a woman was injured in a serious crash that took place on Friday, February 14th in Orange Lake. The crash was reported in the southbound lanes of I-75 near County Road 329.
According to reports, a 2009 Toyota pickup was traveling southbound in the middle lane of I-75 when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a guardrail. Following the collision, the Toyota rolled over. During the rollover, 30-year-old Megan Fadlovich was thrown from the vehicle. Fadlovich was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the crash. She flew over a guardrail and fell about 40 feet onto another guardrail on CR 329.
The driver of the vehicle, 33-year-old Coty Lee Davidson escaped the crash but fell over the guardrail as he attempted to check on Fadlovich. Fadlovich was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries while Davidson died as a result of his injuries. The cause of the crash was not released and no further details are available at this time.
Our condolences go out to the family of the deceased victim. Our thoughts are with the injured party in hopes of a full and complete recovery.
Approximately 3,000 people will be killed and thousands more injured in Florida car accidents this year. A fatal crash can take place in a matter of seconds and can impact both drivers and passengers alike. While no one ever gets into a vehicle expecting to be involved in a collision, the reality is that serious and fatal accidents occur every day and no one is ever truly safe from these types of crashes.
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