74-year-old Clewiston woman dies in crash on Wednesday

A 74-year-old woman from Clewiston died in a crash on Wednesday after being ejected from her vehicle when she ran a stop sign and collided with a trailer.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, Judy Nell Vann, 74, was traveling north on Flaghole Road when she blew past a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 27 and Flaghole Rd.

Vann collided with the right side of a trailer being pulled by the vehicle down Hwy-27 causing her vehicle to spin and eject Vann from the driver seat.

The driver and passenger of the second vehicle were uninjured. Vann died as a result of the crash.

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