Fatal crash reported on S.R. 429 in Winter Garden

One southbound lane remains closed following the single-car accident.

By Amy Quesinberry Price
| 4:37 p.m. October 27, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office are on the scene of a fatal crash that took place around 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in Winter Garden. The crash occurred in the southbound lane of State Road 429 in the area of mile marker 21, according to OSCO public affairs officer Lt. Tara Crescenzi.

According to the OCSO, a single vehicle, a 2009 Mazda Tribute SUV) struck a guardrail and overturned. The driver, who was not named, was pronounced dead at the scene. Traffic homicide investigators were at the scene soon after the crash.

The southbound outside lane on S.R. 429 currently is blocked.

The crash is under investigation, and more information will be shared as it is released.

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Amy Quesinberry Price

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Price was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.