Riverview Boy, 9, Killed, Family Seriously Injured in 6-Vehicle Crash

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL — A 9-year-old Riverview boy is dead following a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Hernando County Thursday.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, five of the vehicles involved in the crash were heading northbound on I-75 around 3:34 p.m. Sept. 15 when the crash occurred. The vehicles were either moving slowly or completely stopped due to another crash on the road ahead, a highway patrol report said.

The sixth vehicle, a Hyundai Genesis, driven by Gregory Andriotis, 33, of Deltona, however, failed to slow or stop for traffic ahead, the report said. Troopers say Andriotis struck the rear of a Mazda CX5 driven by Jordan Michael Scherer, 37, of Riverview, causing that vehicle to propel forward. A chain-reaction crash that ultimately involved four more cars began, the report noted.

Scherer suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Logan Andrew Scherer, 9, suffered critical injuries and died at the scene. Two other passengers in Scherer’s vehicle, were also seriously injured. Both Brooke, 35, and Mallory, 5, Scherer were also taken to St. Joseph’s, the report said.

Andriotis also suffered serious injuries and was transported to St. Joseph’s.

Motorists in the other four vehicles were not injured, the patrol’s report said.

Charges are pending the outcome of the highway patrol’s investigation.

No further information is available at this time.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol