Head-On Collision in Marion County Kills Two

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on September 3, 2020

A head-on collision that occurred within Marion County is currently under investigation, with authorities working to uncover the precise details of what happened to cause the crash that resulted in the death of two individuals. It was on Sunday, August 30^th, that a vehicle that was not described in the initial reports was traveling down U.S. 441 within Marion County. It is not known the precise time of day the incident took place, although it is believed that it was sometime during the evening.

The driver of the vehicle was navigating the car down the road without incident until something caused them to lose control of the vehicle. The suddenness of this loss of control could coincide with the presence of some sort of animal in the roadway, a pothole, or the result of the driver becoming momentarily distracted by a phone. It is also possible that the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, something that will come to light as the investigation into the crash continues.

When they lost control of the vehicle, the driver was unable to prevent the car from bolting across the road, through the center median, and into the opposite travel lanes. As soon as this situation is reached, the issue is no longer as simple as the driver regaining control of the vehicle. They also have to manage to pilot their car out of the travel lanes and either onto the shoulder or back into the correct lane of travel. And they need to do all of this while cars and trucks are speeding towards them.

The driver of the car that crossed the median was not able to regain control of their car or perform any of these maneuvers in time, and as a result they were directly in the path of a second vehicle as it came racing down the road. The driver of this second car was not able to avoid the first vehicle, and the two collided head-on in the roadway. This type of collision is often the most violent and fatal, and this incident was no exception to this trend.

One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was still alive when emergency response crews reached the scene, but they later died at a hospital.

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• 2 dead in head-on crash in Marion County

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.