Two Monticello residents killed after crashing into fallen tree

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7:10 a.m., two Monticello residents traveling on U.S. Highway 90 suffered fatal injuries when their vehicle crashed into a tree that had fallen across both lanes near the intersection with Misty Lake Road. The Florida Highway Patrol's (FHP) initial on-scene investigation found that a big tree had fallen from the north shoulder across the highway. The sport utility vehicle was traveling westbound and collided with the tree. The driver, a 7