Grandmother dies and her grown grandson is injured in single-vehicle crash in Moss Bluff

A woman was killed and her grandson injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash along a two-lane roadway in rural southeast Marion. Here's what we know about the crash:

Which agency is investigating? Florida Highway Patrol.

What happened? Authorities said an older model Chevy Blazer, driven by a man, was northbound on Southeast 182nd Avenue Road when the vehicle veered off the roadway. The driver managed to get the vehicle back on the roadway when it swerved off the road a second time and into the grassy shoulder.

From there, the vehicle went through a wooden fence and hit a pine tree in a large wooded area.

The driver was transported to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in serious condition. The sole passenger died.

What's the relationship between the two? FHP officials said the woman, who's 67, was the 25-year-old driver's grandmother. Both are from Ocklawaha.

Where the crash occur? In the 12400 block of Southeast 182nd Avenue Road in Moss Bluff.

Any other first responder on scene? Yes. Marion County Fire Rescue spokesman James Lucas said officials were notified at 10:18 a.m. and arrived at 10:25 a.m. The woman was pronounced deceased at 10:39 a.m.

Was the roadway blocked? Yes, in both directions, so traffic homicide investigators could examine the scene and Medical Examiner's Office personnel could collect the body and investigate.

How many people have died on the county's roadways so far this year? Wednesday's deaths were the 22nd and 23rd for 2024. At this time last year, the number was 20.

Crash:Pickup truck driver dies after crashing into Ocala nail salon.

For the month of March, eight people have died in traffic-related incidents. Among them was a 2-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a car in northwest Ocala earlier this month. FHP records show eight people died in all of March in 2023. Department records show there were 92 traffic deaths in the county. The figures do not include cases in the cities of Ocala, Belleview or Dunnellon.

Contact Austin L. Miller at austin.miller@starbanner.com