LEESBURG, FL. (THECOUNT) — Christopher and Jessica Smith, of Eustis, Florida, have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal crash Christmas eve near Leesburg, according to Wednesday reports.
Christopher, 44, and Jessica, 35, both died and their two children were injured in a two-vehicle Tuesday crash in Leesburg, police said.
Their two children are being treated in Orlando. Their current condition was not provided.
According to reports, Christopher was operating a Toyota on FL-44 & Dozier Court in Leesburg, FL, around 8:30 p.m., when they were broadsided by a Dodge Ram pickup.
“The front of the Ram pickup collided with the right side of the Toyota within the intersection,” Leesburg police said in a statement Wednesday. “It is unknown at this time which driver had the green light for right-of-way,” reports MyNews13.
Jessica and Chris were both pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
A passenger in the pickup was transported with unknown injuries to the Ocala Regional Medical Center.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,117 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 23,163. Leesburg is in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Oklawaha River system – Wikipedia.
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