DeLAND, Fla. – A two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in DeLand killed a man, injured another person and shut down a section of road downtown, according to police.
The crash occurred around 8:53 a.m. at the intersection of South Woodland Boulevard and Volusia Avenue, the DeLand Police Department said in a statement.
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According to a preliminary investigation, a van with one occupant — its driver, so far described only as a male — was traveling northbound on South Woodland Boulevard while a convertible traveled southbound on the same roadway.
Both drivers entered the intersection and their vehicles collided head-on, police said.
The van’s driver was hospitalized for treatment of suspected life-threatening injuries while the convertible’s driver — identified as Sean Heyne, 37 — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The crash is still being investigated, the statement reads.