Several Injured After Wrong Way Crash In Hernando County

Spring Hill, Fla. (NewsRadio WFLA)-Five people are injured after a wrong way crash in Hernando County. One of those injured is a Hernando County Deputy.

The sheriff's office says it happened on Spring Hill Drive near Omaha Circle. The wrong way driver, identified as 33 year-old Eric Wayne Lollis, crashed head-on into another vehicle causing a chain reaction. Lollis was found lying on the pavement next to his wrecked car. Deputies say they could smell marijuana inside his vehicle and alcohol on his body.

Deputy David Merced and four others were transported to the hospital, but will all recover.

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