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Wrong Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Another Critical

One driver is dead and another in critical condition, following a head on crash on SR 417 near University Boulevard in Orange County, early on Thursday morning.

Troopers said, a man driving a 1999 Oldsmobile was heading southbound in the northbound lanes of State Road 417 when he crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Angela Heine, 44, of Orlando.  Heine, traveling north on SR 417 in the left lane just before 4:00 am, was driving a 2002 Volkswagen.

The 31-year-old Titusville driver of the Oldsmobile, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.  He was not wearing a seat-belt.

Heine who was critically injured, was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. She was wearing a seat-belt.

Troopers are awaiting toxicology results of the deceased to determine if alcohol played a role in the crash.

FHP said, the crash remains under investigation.

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