Wrong driver leaves one dead and one injured in Lake County, officials say

Lake County, FL. – A Umatilla man is dead and another injured in a three-car crash in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just before midnight along State Road 44, west of Hammond Lane.

A spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol says a Ram pickup was traveling west in the eastbound lane when the front of the pickup struck a motorcycle traveling east. A second motorcycle then swerved to miss the crash and “ended up on the roadway,” according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The driver of Engine 1, a 20-year-old man from Umatilla, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim, also from Umatilla, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of the pickup was not injured.

The cause of the crash is currently still under investigation.

FOX 35 will update this article as more information becomes available.