FHP: 1 dead after head-on crash in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - One person is dead after a head-on crash in Lake County, troopers said.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said that troopers are at the scene of a fatal crash that occurred in Lake County at 6:15 a.m. on Monday.

They said that the crash occurred on S.R. 44 and Fentress Ln. It involved two vehicles that crashed head-on.

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One vehicle reportedly overturned and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

S.R. 44 is shut down in both directions, FHP confirmed.

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