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At about 2:30 p.m. Friday east of Steed Terrace on County Road 48, Bradley D. Schroth lost control of his pickup truck and veered into the path of an oncoming Lexus sedan driven by Eric D. Williams. Williams swerved to avoid the collision but was still struck offset head-on on the left side of the Lexas, according to authorities. Neither man was wearing a seat belt, and both men died at the scene.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident with a fatality in Citrus County.
At about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, a 2000 Jeep Cherokee collided with a tree near the intersection of West Roosevelt Boulevard and North Chickasaw Way.
The SUV driven by Verna Mae Vanwingen, 82, of Beverly Hills, was headed eastbound on West Roosevelt Boulevard at North Chickasaw Way at the time of the accident, a Florida Highway Patrol news release stated. For unknown reasons, the Jeep Cherokee left the road, traveled onto the center median and slammed into a tree.