Havana Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Head-On Crash on U.S. 27 in Gadsden County, Highway Patrol Says
A Tallahassee man's SUV was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Florida-Georgia Highway when it met a Havana woman's SUV head-on at 2:54 a.m. Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol says. She died at the scene; her passenger was seriously injured.
A 25-year-old Havana woman was killed early Sunday in a head-on crash on U.S. 27 in Gadsden County involving a Tallahassee driver who was traveling the wrong way, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 2:54 a.m. Nov. 1 on U.S. 27, also known as the Florida-Georgia Highway, at River Bluff Drive. According to FHP's preliminary investigation, a sport utility vehicle driven by a 37-year-old Tallahassee man was traveling south in the inside northbound lane of U.S. 27, while another SUV, driven by the 25-year-old Havana woman, was traveling north in the inside lane. The SUVs collided head-on in the northbound lanes.
The Havana woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger, also a 25-year-old woman from Havana, suffered serious injuries, according to the report. The Tallahassee driver suffered minor injuries. FHP reported that all three people were wearing seat belts.
FHP was assisted at the scene by Gadsden County EMS, the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office and Gadsden County Fire Rescue. The crash remains under investigation, and FHP has released no names. Tallahassee Watch News will update this file if the Highway Patrol releases identifications or findings.
