A 15-year-old girl was hit and killed by a vehicle while roller skating in Ormond-by-the-Sea on Tuesday night, Florida Highway Patrol investigators said.
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The accident occurred at 10:40 p.m. at Tomoka Farms Road and Town West Boulevard, according to the FHP.
The 51-year-old man was driving a sedan northbound on Tomoka Farms Road. For unknown reasons, the man drove off the road and then overcorrected, crossing the road and hitting a power pole, said FHP’s Lt. Kim Montes.
The driver was killed at the scene and a passenger, a 17-year-old boy, suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Montes said.
The crash remains under investigation, Montes said.