Two teens dead following vehicle crash in Florida

FLORIDA — Two teenagers were killed Saturday evening in a crash on State Road 33 west of Groveland, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the crash occurred around 6 p.m. near Groveland Farms Road. A 16-year-old girl was driving a Toyota Scion southbound with a 17-year-old Clermont boy as her passenger when she attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone.

Investigators said that after entering the northbound lane, the teen driver saw an oncoming SUV and swerved back into her lane. She then lost control of the Toyota, which rotated and crossed back into the northbound lane. The SUV struck the right side of the car, causing it to overturn…

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