Event Brief
Crystal River Man Killed in Tractor-Trailer Crash
Filed: May 07, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: A 38-year-old Crystal River man died after a Kia entered an intersection and was struck by a tractor-trailer on SR-44.
WHO: A 38-year-old man from Crystal River; a 60-year-old Ocala man driving a tractor-trailer; Florida Highway Patrol troopers
WHAT: Fatal collision between a Kia Soul and a tractor-trailer at an intersection
WHEN: May 06, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET
WHERE: State Road 44 (SR-44) and CR-470 in Sumter County, Florida
WHY: The Kia entered the intersection despite a posted stop sign, traveling into the path of the oncoming tractor-trailer.
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