PCSO: Woman, 76, dies during vehicle test drive in Winter Haven

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A Nissan Rogue is shown flipped on its roof after a collision near the Hill Nissan dealership on Saturday.
A Nissan Rogue is shown flipped on its roof after a collision near the Hill Nissan dealership on Saturday.

A crash during a test drive of a vehicle from a Winter Haven dealership left a Davenport woman dead on Saturday.

Jean Worme, 76, was a passenger in a 2023 Nissan Rogue being test-driven from Hill Nissan by Clifford Worme, 86, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. The driver was returning to the dealership at about 5:42 p.m. when he turned left and crossed into the path of a 2007 Nissan Murano traveling westbound on Cypress Gardens Boulevard, according to PCSO.

Clifford Worme suffered minor injuries, while the rear passenger in the Nissan Rogue, a Hill Nissan sales representative, and the driver of the Nissan Murano were not injured, PCSO reported. All involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.

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The westbound lanes of Cypress Gardens Boulevard were closed for about four hours. The investigation is ongoing, PCSO reported.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Winter Haven test drive ends in crash that kills 76-year-old woman