Lamont man dies in crash with tree

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Sunday afternoon, March 15, a Lamont man suffered fatal injuries while traveling in a pick-up truck on the Econfina River Road in Taylor County. The Florida Highway Patrol's press release about the crash indicates that at 3:50 p.m., the 76-year-old driver was traveling northbound on County Road 14 (Econfina River Road) just north of Leroy Tedder Grade when the vehicle left the roadway onto the east shoulder. When the driver steered the vehicle left to make