3 hurt in fiery wrong-way crash on SR 414 in Orange County, FHP says
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
Three people were hurt in a wrong-way crash early Saturday on State Road 414 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4:51 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of S.R. 414 in the area of mile marker 9 in Apopka, troopers said.
According to a statement from FHP, a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis was traveling westbound in the eastbound inside lane of S.R. 414, east of U.S. 441, as a 2021 Ford Mustang traveled eastbound in the same lane.
The driver of the Ford swerved left toward the inside shoulder in an attempt to avoid a collision, at which point the front right of both vehicles collided with each other, the statement reads.
The crash caused the Ford to rotate, strike the center median concrete barrier wall, and catch fire, troopers said.
The 30-year-old Clarcona woman who was driving the Mercury, and her passenger — who has so far only been identified as a man — were hospitalized as trauma alerts for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to FHP. The 22-year-old Apopka man who was driving the Ford suffered minor injuries and was also hospitalized, troopers said.
At the time of this report, it was not known why the Mercury was traveling in the wrong direction.
FHP is still investigating.