MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 41-year-old man and a 2-year-old are dead after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say they crashed into a garbage truck.The two victims were passengers in a pick-up truck that was traveling along County Road 328 around 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday, according to an FHP report.[TRENDING: Fla. leads nation in cases with new COVID variant | 12-year-old Orlando girl still missing | Biden inauguration will be different]Troopers say a 40-year-old woman was behind the wheel with her seatbelt on and didn’t see the garbage truck that was parked in the roadway.
She struck the garbage truck, which sent both vehicles spinning into the roadway, according to investigators. Both ended up in the middle of County Road 328, blocking both lanes of.