DELAND -- A DeLand motorist who died after he was sideswiped by an oncoming vehicle partially in his lane later Saturday night has been identified as 40-year-old David Johnson, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Johnson was travelling west on State Road 44, just west of North Summit Avenue when he he swerved to avoid a head-on collision, but still made contact with the other vehicle coming off a curve that was in his lane, the highway patrol said.
The driver of the other vehicle, 19-year-old John Yovaish of DeLand, was not hurt as the two collided.
The victim was wearing his seat belt while the younger driver was not, the FHP said. Charges are pending the outcome of a traffic homicide investigation.