MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A crash in Marion County caused a tree to fall on one of the vehicles involved, leading to the driver’s death, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
In a release, troopers said that the crash happened along U.S. Highway 301 around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday.
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Around that time, a sedan was stopped at a red flashing light on Southeast 147th Street, facing west, the release shows.
However, when the sedan tried to make a left turn into the highway’s southbound lanes, an SUV heading south crashed into the vehicle, troopers explained.
Troopers added that the back of the SUV collided with a tree on the shoulder, and the tree fell on top of the vehicle. The SUV driver — a 53-year-old Summerfield man — died at the scene.
Meanwhile, the sedan driver — a 78-year-old man from Summerfield — refused transportation to the hospital, the release states.
No additional information has been provided.
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