One person dead after single-vehicle crash on I-95 near U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach

Florida Highway Patrol states the crash remains under investigation.

By Jarleene Almenas
| 4:20 p.m. February 2, 2023

Ormond Beach Observer

A 30-year-old Orlando woman is dead and four other people were transported to Halifax Health Medical Center after a crash on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the northbound lane of I-95 near the U.S. 1 exit in Ormond Beach.

Florida Highway Patrol reported that at around 8:27 a.m., a 33-year-old Orlando man driving a 2003 Toyota Tacoma lost control of his vehicle. A witness told FHP that the driver appeared to take the exit ramp too quickly, resulting in him running off the roadway on the left side. The vehicle overturned several times, causing two passengers in the backseat — all adult women — to be ejected.

The driver and two other passenger, a 43-year-old Apopka man and a 34-year-old Orlando woman, were transported to Halifax Health with minor injuries.

The two women who were ejected were not wearing a seatbelt, according to FHP.l The 30-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. The other woman, a 24-year-old from Kissimmee, sustained serious injuries, but is in stable condition, according to FHP.

The crash remains under investigation.