Ocala Police Department crash investigators said Thursday that one person died and another was injured following a two-vehicle car crash.
The crash occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on State Road 40 at Southwest 27th Avenue.
According to reports, the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was traveling west on SR 40, blew through a red light at 27th Avenue, and T-boned a vehicle that was traveling north on 27th Avenue, killing the driver of the second vehicle.
The driver of the Hyundai was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
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The driver who was killed has been identified as 31-year-old John Lento.
Due to an ongoing investigation, the name of the driver who hit Lento has not been released by OPD.