Osceola County, FL (February 19, 2020) - A 69-year-old man from Palm Bay is dead following a crash with another vehicle along US 192 near Hibiscus Road. The crash took place on Tuesday, February 18th around 4:00 a.m.
According to police, the man collided head-on with another vehicle that was traveling in the opposite direction. The man was pronounced dead at the crash scene. His identity has not been released at this time. The driver of the other vehicle, 31-year-old Joe Hernandez from Texas, and 38-year-old Bruce Bosley from Louisiana were seriously hurt in the crash. The cause of the collision is unknown at this time.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. No further information has been released at this time.
A fatal crash takes place in Florida about once every three hours. Unfortunately, many innocent victims are killed or seriously injured every year in Florida due to the negligence of other motorists. A serious collision can happen with no warning in a matter of seconds.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to the victims of this collision in Osceola County.
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