On Tuesday afternoon, a vehicle rollover crash resulting in a fatality ended up shutting down parts of Cortez Boulevard for a couple of hours.
The crash occurred around 2 p.m. in the westbound lane of Cortez at the intersection with Ovenbird Road, practically right in front of Hernando County Fire Rescue Station 12. By 3:30 p.m. traffic in both directions was shut down, not reopening until 5:20 p.m…