Windermere man involved in wrong-way crash

Early Sunday morning while traveling northbound on U.S. 27 in Clermont, a 28-year-old Orlando man was struck by a vehicle driving southbound in his lane at high speed. 

Witnesses said a 22-year-old Windermere man driving a 2019 Audi Q5 was traveling at a high rate of speed and driving the wrong way around 1:54 a.m. He crashed head-on with the 2021 Toyota Camry driven by the victim. 

The driver of the Camry  succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, while the Windermere man was transported to the Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. 

Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.