A 61-year-old Gainesville woman has died after her SUV collided with a pickup truck and was redirected into a tree on State Road 26 near the Gainesville Work Camp. Florida Highway Patrol troopers were called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m., and the woman was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to News4JAX, troopers responded to the crash on SR 26 just north of East University Avenue in Gainesville. FHP says the woman was driving southwest on SR 26 and preparing to turn right into the Gainesville Work Camp when the pickup swerved onto the right shoulder to avoid her SUV, striking its front right side with its front left at the work camp entrance.
The impact redirected the SUV across the roadway to the opposite shoulder, where it struck a tree, per the same account. The woman was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital, where she died.
Pickup's Two Occupants Walked Away Unharmed
The pickup was occupied by a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, neither of whom was injured in the crash, the report notes. Both were wearing seatbelts, while the 61-year-old woman was not, per the same source.
Separately, WCJB placed the crash outside the Gainesville Work Camp at the 400 block of Northeast 55th Boulevard and reported that the road was closed in both directions as crews worked the scene. That station also reported that sheriff's deputies said Florida Highway Patrol and Alachua County Fire Rescue responded alongside them.
Investigation Continues
Alachua County Fire Rescue and the Alachua County Sheriff's Office assisted with the crash response, according to the report. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details on the cause have been released.
