94-Year-Old Dies Following U.S. 41 Crash

A 94-year-old Lutz man died Saturday, May 11 after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 at County Line Road Friday evening.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 7:52 p.m. as Leslie Orrett, 34, of Lutz was heading northbound on U.S. 41 in the left-hand turn lane onto County Line Road with two children in the vehicle. John Louis Guarino, 94, of Lutz was heading southbound in the inside travel lane while a third vehicle, driven by Joanna Langridge, 44, of Indialantic, Fla., was in the northbound, outside lane of U.S. 41.

Orrett’s Volkswagen Jetta turned left in front of Gaurino’s Cadillac Eldorado, causing the two vehicles to collide, a highway patrol media release said. Guarino’s Cadillac was “propelled across the center of the median” and into the path of Langridge’s Mazda.

The Cadillac wound up on the outside sidewalk following the second collission.

Guarino was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash, the release said.

Orrett and passengers Kiara Zamora, 14, and Kara Trevieso, 7, all of Lutz, were taken to St. Joseph’s with minor injuries.

Langridge did not require medical attention.

Orrett has been charged with violation of right-of-way and also received a citation for a seatbelt violation, the release said.

The investigation continues.

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