Late Friday night, a tragic incident occurred as a wrong-way driver collided with another vehicle, resulting in the loss of two lives, while a third individual remains critically injured. As of now, there is no update available regarding the third man’s condition.
According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the driver of the first vehicle was traveling in the opposite lane of travel, leading to the collision with the second vehicle.
This devastating head-on collision unfolded around 11:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of southbound U.S. 1 at Highland Drive Southeast in unincorporated Indian River County, near the south county line. The accident involved a black Ram 1500 and a black 2023 Cadillac Escalade sports utility vehicle.
The 33-year-old driver of the Ram was heading northbound in the left southbound lane on U.S. 1, approaching Highland Drive Southeast. Simultaneously, the driver of the Cadillac, a 34-year-old man, and his 26-year-old passenger were traveling southbound in the left southbound lane when the two vehicles collided.
Tragically, the Ram’s driver was transported by ambulance to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, where he was pronounced dead by medical professionals and troopers. The Cadillac’s driver, on the other hand, was declared deceased at the accident scene.
The passenger in the Cadillac was also taken to Lawnwood by ambulance, and he remains in critical condition. The Florida Highway Patrol continues its investigation into this heart-wrenching collision.
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Source: Vero News
