- October 25, 2024
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Three people died in two separate head-on crashes on western State Road 100 in Flagler County early the morning of Feb. 25 as dense fog impeded visibility.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office shut down the road from County Road 305 to the Putnam County line after the crashes, stating that fog had cut visibility to less than a quarter mile.
The first crash occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m. west of County Road 305, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 26-year-old Palatka woman was driving east in a sedan and collided head-on with a westbound SUV driven by a 22-year-old Bunnell man.
The Palatka woman's passenger, a 26-year-old woman from Gainesville, died in the crash. The two drivers had minor injuries.
The FHP's report noted that the crash occurred in an area with a solid double yellow center line with one lane for each direction of travel. How the crash occurred is still under investigation, according to the report.
The second crash occurred at 6:02 a.m. about 2.5 miles west, at S.R. 100's intersection with Water Oak Road, when a pickup truck driven by a 21-year-old Satsuma man collided head-on with an SUV driven by a 57-year-old Welaka woman.
Both drivers died in the crash. The crash is still under investigation, according to the FHP report.
