Sunday, March 22, 2015

1 DEAD, 2 CRITICAL AFTER MUNSON HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 4 COLLISION IN FLORIDA





MARCH 22, 2015

MILTON, FLORIDA

One person was killed and two were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash at the Munson crossroads east of Jay Saturday afternoon.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 22-year old driver of a 1999 four-door Hyundai was northbound on Munson Highway and failed to yield right of way by entering Highway 4 and the path of a 2006 Ford driven by 26-year old Nicholas Kotona of Jay.  There is a stop sign on Munson Highway at the intersection with Highway 4.   

Kotona attempted unsuccessfully to avoid the collision; his pickup rolled several times following the crash.

The driver of the Hyundai was pronounced dead at the scene.  His name has not been released pending notification of next of kin by the FHP.

A passenger in the Hyundai, 22-year old Javier Calderon-Hernanadez of Milton, was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition. Kotona was also transported to Sacred Heart in critical condition.

Any charges in the crash are pending the outcome of an ongoing Florida Highway Patrol traffic homicide investigation.