Crash on truck route in DeLand sends one to hospital

PHOTO COURTESY DELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
One injured — The unidentified driver of the silver Ford Escape pictured here was taken to the hospital this morning after the vehicle was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer and ended up upside-down on the Citrus Square sign at 661 N. Spring Garden Ave. (the truck route).

PHOTO COURTESY DELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT

PHOTO COURTESY DELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT

PHOTO COURTESY DELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT

By SPECIAL TO THE BEACON

posted Jul 2, 2009 - 12:01:34pm

The DeLand Fire Department responded to a crash this morning that sent one motorist to the hospital

Deputy Fire Chief Mark Harper said a Ford Escape was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer at 661 N. Spring Garden Ave. (the truck route) on DeLand's west side. The crash occurred about 10 a.m.

The silver-colored vehicle, severely dented in the rear, ended up upside-down on the Citrus Square sign, which splintered from the impact.

The driver of the Escape was rushed to the hospital by EVAC ambulance.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, the Fire Department said, but there was front-end damage to his rig.

The DeLand Police Department also responded.

The identities of the drivers and the condition of the injured driver were not immediately available.

— info@beacononlinenews.com

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