Plant City Police Identify Man Killed In Wrong-Way Crash

PLANT CITY, FL -- Plant City Police have released the name of the man killed in a collision on North Alexander Street just before midnight on May 14 (see related story).

Police say Gerald Edouard, 21, of Winter Haven, died when he hit a tractor-trailer truck head on while driving his 2002 Volkswagen Passat the wrong way on North Alexander Street.

The driver of the tractor-trailer truck was Eric Washington, 46, of Winder, Georgia.

This investigation is still active. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer C. Lopez at (813) 757-9200.

Image via Plant City Police

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