Port Richey Man, 28, Killed In State Road 52 Crash

LAND O’ LAKES, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle crash on State Road 52 that left one man dead and several people injured Saturday evening.

According to the patrol, Johnathon Michael Carmack, 28, of Port Richey was heading eastbound on State Road 52, just east of Ehren Cutoff, around 6 p.m. March 25. At that time, a Lincoln SUV driven by Samuel D. Grimes Jr., 27, of Daytona Beach was heading west with a Mercedes E400 driven by Efraim Abramsohn, 70, of San Antonio right behind it.

Troopers say Carmack went into the westbound lanes and drove into the path of Grimes’ SUV. The left side of Carmack’s Chevrolet Blazer struck Grimes’ Lincoln. The Lincoln rotated, left the road and hit a fence, a highway patrol report said. Carmack’s Blazer continued eastbound and struck Abramsohn’s Mercedes, the report said.

Carmack was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital after the crash, but died from his injuries. A passenger in his vehicle was also critically injured. Grimes and four of his passengers suffered minor injuries. A 13-year-old New Port Richey boy in Grimes’ vehicle, however, suffered serious injuries and was taken by Bayflight to a local hospital for treatment.

Abramsohn and his passenger both suffered serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation. Troopers say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. No further information is being released at this time.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol