Port St. Lucie, FL : 67-year-old man killed in 3-car crash near U.S. 1 and Rio Mar Drive on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2017
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
A 67-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning in a Port St. Lucie crash that involved three cars.
Authorities identified the man as Dennis Wayne Kay, of Port St. Lucie. He died at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. near U.S. 1 and Rio Mar Drive. A second driver, identified as Gail Joan Olmeda, 81, of Port St. Lucie, was taken to Lawnwood with serious injuries.
The third driver, identified as David Alexander Cato, Jr., 39, of Fort Pierce, was not hurt, according to an FHP crash report.
The report indicates that Olmeda was driving north on U.S. 1 when she attempted a left turn onto Rio Mar. Kay was driving south on U.S. 1 with Cato following him. Olmeda’s Kia Optima entered directly into the path of Kay’s Oldsmobile minivan, authorities said.
The minivan struck the passenger side of the Kia and was struck from behind by Cato’s Buick Lucerne.
Charges are pending the outcome of an investigation, according to FHP.
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BREAKING: Port St. Lucie man killed in 3-car crash