Crash at busy intersection claims one life

Traffic is shown Sunday June 9, 2024, looking westward at the intersection of Southwest 95th Circle and County Road 484. The dark colored car is shown on SW 95th Circle attempting to enter CR 484. [Photo by Andy Fillmore]

A crash at a southwest Marion County intersection on Saturday, June 8, claimed the life of an 18-year-old Ocala woman and caused critical injuries to the driver of the sedan she rode in and serious injuries to a 2-year-old passenger, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred around 4:42 p.m. at the intersection of west County Road 484 and Southwest 95th Circle, according to the FHP press release. The intersection is just east of State Road 200. Southwest 95th Circle extends north from CR 484 and crosses SR 200 at a busy shopping district.

A sedan driven by a 20-year-old Ocala man traveling south on Southwest 95th Circle in the right turn lane entered the intersection and the front a pickup truck being driven west on CR 484 by a 43-year-old Minneola man collided with the left side of the sedan, the press release indicated.

The two vehicles came to rest on the south shoulder of CR 484. The victim was a passenger in the sedan and was not wearing a seat belt. The sedan driver also was not wearing a seat belt and suffered critical injuries, the FHP reported.

A 2-year-old child in the sedan, shown as having a seatbelt/child restraint, was seriously injured, according to the press release.

The driver of the pickup and a passenger, a 38-year-old woman, both were not wearing seatbelts and were not injured and a 2-year-old child in the pickup truck shown as having a seatbelt/child restraint, was also not injured, the release stated.