HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Four people were hospitalized on Christmas night following a head-on crash in Highlands County.
The crash happened on State Road 17, east of Avon Park on Wednesday night.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Chevy Malibu was driving southbound on State Road 17 when for unknown reasons entered the northbound lanes of and collided with a Nissan Xterra.
Three people in the crash suffered serious injuries.
The Florida Highway Patrol and the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the crash.