Fatal head-on crash closes portion of SR 46 in Seminole County

Woman hit vehicle head-on while trying to pass other traffic, troopers say

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – One woman is dead and another is injured after a head-on crash in Seminole County.

Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday that the crash took place around 1:33 p.m. on State Road 46 near Prevatt Road. 

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Troopers said 31-year-old LaShayla Ross, who was driving a Chevrolet Malibu eastbound, tried to pass other traffic and ended up in the westbound lane, where she hit a Ford Focus driven by 49-year-old Sherry Hamilton.

Ross died at the scene of the crash, troopers said. She was not wearing a seatbelt.

Hamilton was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, where she is in stable condition, according to the Highway Patrol.

State Road 46 was shut down in both directions in the area of the crash as the investigation was underway, troopers said.

No other details were immediately available.

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