SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — A 60-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was killed in a fatal crash Tuesday on Highway 98 in Santa Rosa County.
It happened around 10:35 a.m. at Ambassador Drive in the Midway area.
The crash involved a dump truck and a SUV.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 60-year-old woman was traveling east in her SUVwithin the left turn lane on Highway 98. She stopped within the paved median located at the intersection with Ambassador Drive.
Meanwhile, the dump truckwas traveling west within the inside travel lane of Highway 98 andwas approaching the intersection with Ambassador Drive.
The SUV attempted to make a left turn onto Ambassador Drive, but failed to yield to the approaching dump truck — causing the front of the dump truck to collide with the right side of the SUV.
The SUV came to a final rest in a ditch along with the dump truck.
“Both vehicles were still in contact at final rest,” the report states.
The driver of the dump truck — a 64-year-old Jay man — was not injured.
