St. Augustine woman dies of injuries suffered in Pierson crash

Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal
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A Volusia County sheriff's helicopter takes off transporting a St. Augustine woman as a trauma alert from a crash on U.S. 17 in Pierson to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon. The woman died at the hospital, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Volusia County sheriff's helicopter takes off transporting a St. Augustine woman as a trauma alert from a crash on U.S. 17 in Pierson to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon. The woman died at the hospital, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A woman from St. Augustine died in a crash on U.S. 17 in Pierson Tuesday afternoon after she was hit from behind and pushed into the path of another vehicle, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.

Witnesses at the scene said the woman was ejected in the head-on collision.

The driver of this heavily damaged Toyota Corolla was airlifted from the crash scene on U.S. 17 in Pierson on Tuesday. The St. Augustine woman died at the hospital, troopers said.
The driver of this heavily damaged Toyota Corolla was airlifted from the crash scene on U.S. 17 in Pierson on Tuesday. The St. Augustine woman died at the hospital, troopers said.

Trooper Migdalisis Garcia said the three-vehicle wreck occurred at 5:20 p.m. on U.S. 17 just north of Little Brown Church Road in Pierson.

Garcia said a 29-year-old woman from St. Augustine was in a 2015 Toyota Corolla traveling northbound on U.S. 17 just north of Little Brown Church Road and slowed down for slower traffic ahead of her.

A 2003 GMC Sierra, driven by a 29-year-old Crescent City man and also northbound, failed to slow down and struck the Toyota Corolla from behind, troopers said.

The Toyota Corolla was then pushed into the path of a 2004 Lincoln LS car that was southbound on U.S. 17 and the vehicles collided head on, Garcia said.

The St. Augustine woman, who was not wearing her seatbelt, was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach as a trauma alert where she was pronounced deceased, Garcia said.

The driver of the Lincoln LS, a 43-year-old man from DeLand, and his passenger, a 30-year-old man also of DeLand, suffered minor injuries, troopers said.

The driver of the GMC was not injured and remained on scene, Garcia said.

The crash shut down both south and north lanes of U.S. 17 for hours, troopers said.

The crash remains under investigation, Garcia said.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida woman killed in highway crash