MARION COUNTY, FL : 2 women killed, 4-year-old critically injured on County Road 484 east of Marion Oak Manor crash on Wednesday, 13th March 2019

Two women, ages 29 and 81, were killed and a 4-year-old boy was critically injured Wednesday night in a three-vehicle crash in Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The double fatal crash was reported at 9:47 p.m. on County Road 484 east of Marion Oak Manor.The FHP said a 2006 Cadillac Escalade driven by a 31-year-old Ocala man rear-ended a 2003 Lexus RX 300 for an unknown reason.

The Escalade veered off the road, and the Lexus crossed the center line, resulting in a head-on crash with a 2015 Nissan Sentra, troopers said.

The FHP said Stephanie Arias, 29, of Ocala, who was driving the Sentra, died in the crash. Her passenger, a 4-year-old Ocala boy, was taken to UF Shands Gainesville with critical injuries, according to troopers.

The FHP said Reina Suarez De Yepez, 81, of Ocala, who was a passenger in the Lexus, also died in the crash. The driver of the Lexus and another passengers suffered serious injuries, troopers said.

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