A Mount Dora man was seriously injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver.
The 29-year-old was driving a 2020 Toyota Rav4 at about 3 a.m. Thursday on State Road 429 south of Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County when he saw a 2013 Nissan Altima traveling the wrong way in his direction, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Mount Dora man attempted to swerve to avoid the collision, however, the right front of the Nissan Altima struck the front of his vehicle.
He was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
The driver of the Nissan Altima was identified as a 44-year-old Ocoee woman. She was transported to Advent Apopka Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The report noted she had not been wearing a seatbelt.
