ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was killed and two others were injured in a wrong-way crash in Orange County Saturday morning, according to troopers.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the wreck occurred on State Road 417 at mile marker 36 around 3:42 a.m.
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A crash report shows a Ford Mustang being driven by an Orlando man, 38, was traveling southbound in the northbound center E-Pass lane of SR-417 at the same time a Honda Accord, being driven by an Oviedo man, 24, was traveling north on the same road.
The front of the Mustang going the wrong way crashed into the Accord, causing the Oviedo driver to collide with a Honda Odyssey van driven by a 40-year-old man from Palatka, the report continues.
FHP said the Oviedo and Palatka drivers then spun out and collided with the center concrete wall barrier.
The Orlando man was transported to the hospital, where he later died, troopers said.
According to the crash report, the Oviedo and Palatka drivers were also transported to the hospital, sustaining serious and minor injuries, respectively.
The FHP said that preliminary evidence shows that the wrong way driving detection alerted that the Mustang entered the wrong way from the northbound State Road 417 exit ramp at mile marker 37A at University Boulevard at 3:40 a.m. The crash happened two minutes later at mile marker 36, troopers said.
This comes after News 6 reported on the wrong-way crash detection systems in place across Orlando back in August.
The Florida Department of Transportation has also previously said in a statement it was “aggressively exploring” how to install wrong-way crash detection systems on another major roadway in Orange County—Interstate 4.
This crash remains under investigation and no other details are available. Check back here for updates.
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