PCSO: Woman, 76, dies during vehicle test drive in Winter Haven
![A Nissan Rogue is shown flipped on its roof after a collision near the Hill Nissan dealership on Saturday.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.theledger.com/gcdn/presto/2022/11/28/NLED/8c5e85d1-ae70-4bb4-8899-8488323bdcb6-TestCrash.jpg?width=660&height=458&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A crash during a test drive of a vehicle from a Winter Haven dealership left a Davenport woman dead on Saturday.
Jean Worme, 76, was a passenger in a 2023 Nissan Rogue being test-driven from Hill Nissan by Clifford Worme, 86, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. The driver was returning to the dealership at about 5:42 p.m. when he turned left and crossed into the path of a 2007 Nissan Murano traveling westbound on Cypress Gardens Boulevard, according to PCSO.
Clifford Worme suffered minor injuries, while the rear passenger in the Nissan Rogue, a Hill Nissan sales representative, and the driver of the Nissan Murano were not injured, PCSO reported. All involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.
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The westbound lanes of Cypress Gardens Boulevard were closed for about four hours. The investigation is ongoing, PCSO reported.