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| Her passenger, Jennifer Fletcher, 62, of St. Cloud, was taken to Osceola County Regional Medical Center in serious condition. |
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| Female driver Susan Bagaas, 62, of St. Cloud killed after she struck with her car Wilson's man lift in the center median of the Florida Turnpike |
Orange County, Florida
A crash on Florida's Turnpike in Orange County left a Mims construction worker in critical condition and killed a St. Cloud resident Monday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Robert Alan Wilson Jr., 41, of Mims was operating a man lift — a piece of construction equipment — in a construction area in the center median of the Turnpike about 9:45 p.m. Monday.
While traveling southbound on the Turnpike near mile marker 250, Susan Bagaas, 62, of St. Cloud, drove her 2013 ford Edge into the path of the man lift, according to FHP.
Bagaas' vehicle struck the right side of the man lift, ejecting Wilson into the roadway.
Meanwhile, the Ford rotated clockwise and struck the end of a concrete barrier on its left side, FHP reported.
Bagaas was pronounced dead by the medical examiner. The passenger in her vehicle, Jennifer Annlorain Fletcher, 62, of St. Cloud, was taken to Osceola County Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.
Wilson was also transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Woman killed, worker critically injured in crash on Florida Turnpike
Turnpike closed for hours in Orange County due to fatal wreck
By Dawn Jorgenson
June 19, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -
A 62-year-old St. Cloud woman was killed and a construction worker was critically injured Monday night in a crash that closed the Florida Turnpike in Orange County for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said Susan Bagaas died in the crash, which was reported at 9:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Osceola Parkway.
According to the FHP, Bagaas was driving a 2013 Ford Edge when she struck Robert Alan Wilson Jr., 41, of Mims, who was on a man lift in a construction zone.
Wilson was ejected from the equipment and suffered critical injuries, the FHP said. He was taken to Osceola Regional Hospital.
Bagaas' car struck a concrete barrier after hitting the man lift, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said.
A passenger in Bagaas' car suffered serious injuries, the FHP said.
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St. Cloud female driver killed in crash on the Florida Turnpike
Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:00 am
A St. Cloud woman was killed on Florida’s Turnpike on Monday after her vehicle hit a man lift that drove into her path, authorities said.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Susan Bagass, 62, of St. Cloud, was driving a 2013 Ford Edge southbound on the turnpike at about 9:45 p.m. in the inside lane.
A man lift being operated by Robert Wilson Jr. from a hydraulic lift bucket was in a construction area and drove directly into the path of the Ford, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Ford struck the right side of the man lift, knocking Wilson out of the bucket.
The Ford then rotated clockwise and struck a barrier wall on the left side. Bagass was pronounced dead on scene. Her passenger, Jennifer Fletcher, 62, of St. Cloud, was taken to Osceola County Regional Medical Center in serious condition.
Wilson was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.
The crash remains under investigation.