Lake County, FL : Eustis woman killed, son hurt in ATV crash in Lake County on Saturday night, July 5, 2014
A mother was killed and her son was injured Saturday night in an ATV crash in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Dillon Ash, 21, of Eustis, was driving the ATV with his 43-year-old mother, Melissa Cole, also of Eustis, as the passenger around 9:20 p.m., near the intersection of County Road 44-A and June Avenue.
The ATV was traveling westbound on the shoulder of County Road 44-A. A pickup truck being driven by Raeanne Champion, 16, of Eustis, was traveling eastbound on County Road 44-A.
The ATV attempted to cross the road and traveled into the direct path of Champion's pickup truck, according to a report.
Cole was pronounced dead at the scene. Ash was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
An alcohol test of Ash is pending, the report states.
The crash remains under investigation, troopers said.
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Mother killed, son injured in Lake County ATV crash