EAST MARION COUNTY, FL : Ocala man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Monday, August 14, 2017

An Ocala man was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash on State Road 40 East just east of County Road 314A.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers identified the deceased as 84-year-old Hubert Downard of Ocala.

FHP officials said Downard was driving a 2004 Ford Taurus southbound on Southeast 162nd Terrace and stopped at a stop sign. A 1999 Lexus sports utility vehicle driven by Sharon Nehring, 60, also of Ocala, was traveling westbound on SR 40.

Authorities said Downard attempted to turn left to head eastbound on SR 40 when he pulled out into the path of the SUV and was T-boned.

Upon impact, the Ford went off the roadway and into a nearby ditch. Downard was pronounced dead at the scene. Nehring was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.

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Ocala man, 84, killed in two-vehicle crash