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One person was killed and two injured in three-vehicle crash that left two lanes of southbound US 27 closed for approximately four hours. Northbound lanes were closed for approximately 4.5 hours.
The charred remains of a Chevrolet Cobalt reste on the shoulder of US 27 following a fatal crash Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the Cobalt was not wearing a seatbelt and dies in the incident.
The crash took place on US 27 near Morrison Ranch Road, south of Haines City, Wednesday afternoon, at about 3:45 p.m.
First responders found 64-year old Katrina Moore of Haines City deceased. Moore had not been wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from her vehicle.
According to a preliminary investigation, Moore was driving a yellow 2009 Chevy Cobalt southbound on US 27 when she lost control of her vehicle and crossed the median into the northbound lanes. There she crashed head-on into a black 2023 Dodge Durango driven by 63-year old James Chadwick of Winter Haven. Both he and his passenger, 59-year old Shari Bissell of Orlando, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
US 27 travel lanes were blocked for four hours Wednesday during the investigation of a crash that claimed one like after a vehicle crossed the median and slammed into two northbound vehicles. Two others were left hospitalized with serious injuries, according to investigators.
After the initial impact, both vehicles collided with the a 1997 Kenworth truck and trailer driven by 54-year old Carlos Perez of Orlando. Perez escaped without injury.
The three others involved had been wearing their seat belts.
The crash remains under investigation.
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