BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a wrong-way crash sent a driver and his passenger to the hospital in Brevard County, Fla.
According to a news report from WESH, FHP responded to the crash involving a Toyota Corolla and a semi-truck in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Titusville just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Troopers said the crash happened when the Corolla, which was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, crashed head-on into the semi-truck.
The Corolla then continued into the northbound lanes before striking a guardrail and coming to a rest on the side of the roadway. The semi-truck veered off the roadway onto the grassy shoulder after the initial impact.
Troopers said the 32-year-old driver of the Corolla was located in the bushes near car.
The driver and his 23-year-old passenger were both taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the semi-truck was unharmed, and the crash remains under investigation.
Troopers said charges are pending against the driver of the Corolla.
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