Florida woman killed in single-car accident

One woman was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash near Ormond Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sgt. Kim Montes said 69-year-old Frances Starost was driving a Ford pickup west on State Road 40 from Chesser Hammock Road just after 6 p.m. Monday. Starost suddenly drove left of center on the roadway and overcorrected the truck, Montes said.

The pickup rotated clockwise and headed toward the north shoulder of the highway, going into a ditch.

The front end of the truck rammed into a tree and the truck overturned, Montes said, ejecting Starost and her front-seat passenger, Lyudmyla Starost, 58, who died at the scene, Montes said. Frances Starost suffered serious injuries.

The women came from Summerfield in Marion County; neither was wearing a seat belt, according to an FHP report.

The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending, Montes said.