The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on State Road A1A in Ormond-by-the-Sea on Saturday evening.

According to FHP, the crash happened just after 6 p.m. on State Road A1A south of Sandpiper Ridge Drive. Troopers said a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette and a 2016 Jeep Wrangler were both heading northbound when the Corvette's driver attempted to pass the Jeep in a no-passing zone. As a result, the right front of the Corvette hit the left rear of the Jeep.

The driver and passenger of the Jeep were thrown from the vehicle in the crash. The Jeep's driver, a 72-year-old Ohio man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 73-year-old Ormond Beach woman, was transported by air ambulance helicopter to Halifax Health Medical Center.

FHP said neither person in the

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