A two-vehicle collision on Schofield Road left one dead and another seriously injured

One person is dead and another was seriously injured after a two-vehicle collision occurred on Schofield Road west of Five Mile Road in Lake County around 6:30 this morning.

The 52-year-old Clermont man who was the driver of the first vehicle – a 2018 Nissan Maxima – was pronounced dead at the scene. The 39-year-old male driver of vehicle two – a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee – from Orlando was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are currently on scene investigating the crash and a road closure is currently in place near the crash on Schofield Road.