County Road 33, a dangerous, crowded two-lane road, combined with a new teen driver, created an unimaginable tragedy when two teenagers died in a collision with another car on Nov. 15.

The accident has sparked a painful search for answers and revealed a sobering surprise: There have been 45 accidents with injuries on the highway which serves Clermont and Groveland, including one crash at the same intersection of Groveland Farms Road, according to Lake County Sheriff’s dispatch records.

“It’s a dangerous road,” says Rick Holley, who lives on CR 33.

Deadly crash on Tue, December 17, 2024

“People are driving 80 mph. It’s especially bad in the mornings,” he notes, and worries about school buses that make their way down the road.

Oftentimes there is fog in the low-lying areas, people pulli

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