Elderly Man Dies in Crash Involving a Tractor-Trailer

CRYSTAL RIVER, FL – A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer claimed the life of a Crystal River man on Monday.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an 88-year-old man was traveling southbound on US-19, when he turned into the path of a tractor-trailer, traveling northbound.

The impact caused fatal injuries to the elderly driver, and he died at the scene.

The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered minor injuries.

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