FHP: New Smyrna Beach woman killed on S.R. 44 by Pierson man driving in wrong lane
Patricio G. BalonaA 70-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman was killed Saturday night when a vehicle headed in the wrong direction crashed into her van, Florida Highway Patrol investigators said.
The crash occurred at 11:30 p.m. at State Road 44 and Taganana Drive near New Smyrna Beach, troopers said.
The woman was driving east on S.R. 44 when a car traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the road crashed head-on into her van, said FHP Lt. Tara Crescenzi.
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The woman was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach where she died, troopers said.
The driver of the car, a 27-year-old man from Pierson, was critically injured and was also taken to Halifax Health Medical Center, Crescenzi said.
The crash remains under investigation, Crescenzi said.