Ormond Beach woman dies in head-on collision on Nova Road

Police report the victim's black SUV was struck by a driver in a pick-up truck on the wrong side of the road.

By Jarleene Almenas
| 7:00 p.m. August 23, 2022

Ormond Beach Observer
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A 42-year-old Ormond Beach woman died after a crash on Monday, Aug. 22, involving two vehicles in the 300 block of North Nova Road, Ormond Beach Police report.

The victim, Geralynn Purvis, was driving a black Ford SUV on the northbound lanes of Nova Road when her vehicle collided head-on with a white Ford pick-up truck around 8:10 p.m. The pick-up truck was on the wrong side of the road, as its driver was heading southbound on the northbound lanes. Police have not released the identity of the driver of the pickup truck, who sustained a head injury and refused transport to the hospital.

The victim's passenger was transported to Halifax Medical Center as a trauma alert.

Police report the investigation is ongoing, and that they are investigating impairment as a possible cause of the crash.

If you witnessed this crash or have any information, OBPD asks you contact Officer Rick Taylor at [email protected] and reference case number 20800314.