GAINESVILLE, FL (352today.com) – A 61-year-old Gainesville woman was reportedly killed Sunday morning in a two-car collision that occurred just outside the Department of Corrections Gainesville Work Camp.
According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was driving her SUV southwest on State Road 26 just north of E. University Avenue at approximately 8:09 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2026. As she was “preparing to turn right” into the Gainesville Work Camp, a 20-year-old Waldo woman driving a pickup truck behind her swerved to the right to avoid the SUV just as the SUV was turning right.
The front left of the pickup collided with right front of the SUV at the entrance to the work camp, sending the SUV across the roadway and onto the shoulder, where it collided with a tree.
The driver of the SUV was transported to UF Shands Hospital, where she was prounced dead.
This is an ongoing investigation.