The Florida Highway Patrol has identified a couple killed in a four-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Marion County.
Joshua H. Slaughter, 69, and Rita M. Slaughter, 72, of Fort Myers had been stopped in traffic in their 2007 Cadillac DTS, at 2:05 p.m. when a motor home failed to stop for traffic and set off a chain-reaction collision, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Joshua Slaughter was pronounced dead at the scene. Rita Slaughter was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
The motorhome, which had been towing a car, was driven by 76-year-old Herbert Goldman of Jensen Beach. He suffered minor injuries. A passenger, 72-year-old Carole Sue Goldman, also of Jensen Beach, also suffered minor injuries.
Other vehicles involved in the chain-reaction collision were a semi driven by 69-year-old Robert Isham of Estill, S.C. and a 1997 Mercedes 4S driven by Nancy B. Boylston of Tybee Island, Ga. Isham suffered minor injuries and was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
The accident halted northbound traffic on U.S. Hwy. 441. The lanes reopened at 7 p.m. Friday.
