Test drive ends in deadly crash on Sand Lake Road, troopers say

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is working to learn what led to a two-car crash that killed one driver and injured his passenger Tuesday morning in Orlando. 

Shortly before 10:30 a.m., troopers responded to Sand Lake Road and Sand Lake Pointe Loop where witnesses told troopers that a 2013 Chevy Corvette had struck a 2023 Honda Accord.

Troopers said the deceased, 20-year-old Toby Clarke, was behind the wheel of the Corvette which had been traveling eastbound on Sand Lake Road when it collided with the Accord that was traveling westbound. The car's passenger, a 22-year-old Orlando man, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

FHP said both the Corvette's driver and passenger were employees of an area dealership who were out on a test drive.

Troopers said the driver of the Honda, a 21-year-old Orlando man, was attempting to make a left-hand turn at the time of the collision. The impact caused both vehicles to run off the roadway. The Corvette overturned into a ditch, landing on its right side.

The driver of the Accord was not taken to a hospital and remained on the scene.

According to witnesses, the Corvette was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash, the FHP reports.

The crash remains under investigation.