Two Lake City people died and three others were injured Saturday afternoon when wet road conditions caused a sedan to cross from southbound Interstate 75 and crash into an SUV in the northbound lane.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 28-year-old Lake City woman was driving a sedan southbound on I-75 near mile marker 432 at 5:05 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway. The sedan crossed the I-75 median and was struck a northbound SUV driven by a 30-year-old Quincy, Florida, woman.
Following the initial collision, a second SUV being driven by a 54-year-old Lake City man collided with the first SUV in the northbound I-75 lane.
In the sedan, the Lake City driver and a 6-year-old girl were declared dead on scene by emergency responders. Two other Lake City passengers – a 4-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy – were in serious condition.
The Quincy driver sustained minor injuries and the second SUV’s driver and two passengers – a 41-year-old Lake City woman and 10-year-old Lake City girl – were not injured.