Incidents

FHP: Two killed in wrong-way crash on I-4 near Sanford identified

SANFORD, Fla. — A man and woman are dead after a wrong-way crash on I-4 early Sunday morning near Sanford, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

George Stephan, 20 of Lake Mary was driving a 2014 Honda Civic west in the eastbound lanes of I-4 near mile marker 104 around 4 a.m., troopers said.

Stephan drove head-on into a 2012 Mercedes SUV whose driver tried to swerve out of the way, troopers said.

The crash killed the driver of the Honda Civic and Gretchen Roberts, 19 of Maitland, who was his passenger, according to troopers.

The two were not wearing seat belts, according to the crash report.

The driver of the Mercedes SUV suffered minor injuries.

A blood-alcohol test is pending on Stephan, the crash report says.