{"id":1630,"date":"2023-11-27T17:22:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:22:48","slug":"1-dead-1-left-seriously-hurt-after-tractor-trailer-wreck-off-fl-20-in-calhoun-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/1-dead-1-left-seriously-hurt-after-tractor-trailer-wreck-off-fl-20-in-calhoun-county\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead, 1 left seriously hurt after tractor-trailer wreck off FL-20 in Calhoun County"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALHOUN COUNTY, FL — One person died Saturday afternoon following a single-vehicle big rig crash off State Road 20 near Clarksville, reports WJHG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Florida Highway Patrol said the accident happened off the westbound highway, less than half a mile east of State Road 287. Troopers responded to the scene some time after 4:19 p.m.<\/p>\n

While the cause of the wreck remains under investigation, the truck was transporting two Chiefland residents when it appeared to have ran off the roadway, entered a ditch, and crashed into the tree line. The vehicle continued moving through brush until it came to a stop deep in the wooded area.<\/p>\n

The driver, who was found to have not been wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck, was ejected from the vehicle. First responders pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n

It was unclear whether the passenger was wearing a seat belt at the time, but the patient was rushed to an area hospital with significant injuries.<\/p>\n

An investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n