- November 7, 2025
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One person died and another is in critical condition after being ejected from their Jeep in a crash on A1A in Ormond-by-the-Sea on Saturday, Nov. 1, Florida Highway Patrol reported.
At around 6:03 p.m., the victims — a 72-year-old man from Findlay, Ohio, and a 73-year-old Ormond Beach woman — were traveling northbound on A1A, approaching Sandpiper Ridge Drive, when a 63-year-old man in a corvette attempted to pass their Jeep in a no passing zone. The front right side of the corvette struck the Jeep's rear left side, and both of the victims were ejected from their vehicle, FHP reported.
The Ohio man, who was driving the Jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene. His Ormond Beach passenger was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the corvette, who is from Port Barrington, Illinois, was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
FHP reports the crash remains under investigation.
