Joseph Cates, 23, dies following a collision with Eddie Head, a semi-truck driver while in Tallahassee, Florida
Drivers Identified in Fatal Crash in Perry
The semi-truck's front collided with the left side of the SUV
Authorities reported an SUV was traveling westbound on Roberts Aman Road while a semi- truck was driving northbound on Highway 221. The driver of the SUV neglected yield to the semi-truck and pulled forward from the stop sign at the intersection of Roberts Aman Road and US HWY 221. The fron of the truck crashed into the side of the SUV. After the impact, the SUV rotated 90 degrees and was pushed across the highway onto the shoulder. The semi-truck's trailer tumbled over and blocked the soutbound traffice on Highway 221. The driver of the SUV, 23-year-old Joseph Cates, of Perry, was killed on impact while the semi-truck driver, 73-year-old Eddie Head was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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