MOUNT DORA POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL CAR ACCIDENT

Mount Dora Police are investigating a fatal car accident that happened Sunday evening.  Mount Dora Fire and Police were called to the scene of an accident that happened at 4150 North Highway 19A, between Bay Street and Triangle Drive at 6:46 p.m. The solo accident involved a Ford Expedition that rolled over. 

According to a witness, the driver of the vehicle, Adrick Rojas of Eustis, was driving at approximately 80 mph when he attempted to pass another driver in a no-passing zone. Rojas, 36, crossed over a double line and lost control of the black Expedition veering off the road. He attempted to correct and left the roadway again rolling approximately three times.  Rojas wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was discovered under the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene. 

There were three other passengers in the vehicle. Two were uninjured and a third went to the hospital later to be checked for injuries. Highway 19A was shut down until the scene was cleared at 11 p.m. 

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