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Monday Crash Claims Umatilla Man

    A Umatilla man died in a crash on Monday evening, August 17. The crash occurred around 5:42 p.m. on CR 439 east of Umatilla, near the Freeman Road intersection.
   Florida Highway Patrol reports state the man, 49, was northbound on CR 439 in a 2020 Ford Escape, south of Freeman Drive. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was southbound on CR 439, driven by a 22-year-old Lake Mary man. The Ford drifted into the southbound lane, leading to a head-on impact.
   Both vehicles overturned.
   The driver of the Ford was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the driver of the Chevrolet was transported to HCA Lake Monroe Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
   The crash remains under investigation.