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FHP: 63-year-old woman critically hurt after car crashes into Putnam County home

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers arrested a driver they say crashed into a Putnam County house overnight, injuring a 63-year-old resident that was inside.

The crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday night according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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A 39-year-old Virginia man was driving his Nissan 350Z south on Lake Como Drive, north of Bent Oaks Lane, when “for an unknown reason’ it ran off the road, hit a fence and then crashed into a house, the FHP crash report stated.

The woman who was inside the house at the time of the crash was taken to a hospital in Daytona Beach with critical injuries.

FHP said the driver was arrested for driving under the influence.

Aurielle Eady

Aurielle Eady, Action News Jax

Aurielle Eady is a digital content producer for Action News Jax.