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2 killed, 3 hurt in Putnam County crash

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Two people are dead and three others are hurt after a crash in Putnam County on Thanksgiving.

Troopers say 78-year-old Lloyd McSheehy and 72-year-old Kathleen McSheehy of Anna, Texas, were killed in the crash on U.S. 17 near County Road 309B.

Lloyd McSheehy was driving a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica southbound on U.S. 17 at approximately 4:20 p.m. when he veered into a northbound lane, troopers said.

The front of the Pacifica hit a 2016 Ford Expedition that was headed northbound on US 17.

Three people inside the SUV were hurt.

Casey Jones, a 13-year-old from Jacksonville, was seriously hurt in the crash. He was taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Driver William McManus, 52 of Clermont, and Kimberly Tullis, 46 of Jacksonville, were taken to Orange Park Medical Center with minor injuries.