DeLand woman, 76, killed in head-on crash on State Road 44

A 76-year-old DeLand woman was killed on Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving crashed head-on into another vehicle near DeLand, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The head-on collision involving two pickup trucks occurred at 12:10 p.m. at State Road 44 and Old New York Avenue west of DeLand, said FHP’s Lt. Kim Montes.

The 76-year-old woman, who was not wearing her seatbelt, was driving a 2010 Ford pickup truck westbound on West New York Avenue (State Road 44). For unknown reasons, the woman crossed into the eastbound lanes of New York Avenue near Old New York Avenue and crashed head-on with a 2011 Dodge pickup truck, Montes said.

The 76-year-old woman was transported to AdventHealth DeLand where she died of her injuries, Montes said.

The driver of Dodge pickup truck, a 64-year-old man from Eustis, and his passenger, a 64-year-old woman, also of Eustis, were taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford with serious injuries, Montes said.

The crash remains under investigation, Montes said.