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1 person dies after crash involving wrong-way driver on US-41, alcohol impairment suspected: FHP

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Published  January 1, 2025 12:26pm EST
Brooksville
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • One person is dead after a crash involving a wrong-way driver in Brooksville.
    • FHP says alcohol impairment is suspected.
    • It happened on US-41 north of Sgt. Lea Mills Blvd.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - One person is dead after a wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle on US-41 Wednesday morning in Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Investigators say a 32-year-old Groveland man was heading south in the northbound lane north of Sgt. Lea Mills Blvd. when his Toyota Tacoma hit a Dodge Ram with four people aboard.

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A 44-year-old Brooksville man died at the scene and the other three passengers in the Dodge Ram suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say they are unsure why the Groveland man was driving in the wrong direction, but they do believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.

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