A 51-year-old man is dead and seven others are seriously injured after a head-on crash in Clay County Sunday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say Shawn Mcleod of Middleburg was driving a Nissan XTerra westbound on State Road 16 at Mary Dot Lane around 9:50 p.m. when he swerved into the eastbound lane. His car crashed into a van head-on. That van was carrying seven people.
Mcleod died of his injuries, according to troopers. The seven people inside the van were taken to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.
The passengers in the van ranged in age from 21 years old to 45 years old. None of them were from Florida.