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Crash Sends Two To Hospital
Two people were transported from a Umatilla crash that occurred on Saturday, May 6. The incident, reported just before 9 p.m. involved two vehicles at the intersection of SR 19 and East Collins Street.
Umatilla Police reports state that a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Triston Berube of Sorrento was northbound on SR 19 at the East Collins Street intersection when the vehicle failed to stop for a red light and struck the rear of a 2011 Volkswagen driven by Rodman Dewitt Rogers of Eustis.
The impact drove both vehicles through the intersection, with the Volkswagen coming to rest on the east shoulder of the highway about 50 feet north of the intersection. The truck came to rest on the west shoulder, partially blocking the southbound lane of SR 19.
Dewitt Rogers was transported to Central Florida Regional hospital in Sanford, and a passenger in the truck, Kailey Gardner of Port Orange, was transported to AdventHealth Waterman hospital in Tavares.
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