Three Hospitalized After Truck-SUV Crash on State Road 50 in Webster

Shortly after 8 p.m., crews responded to a crash involving a truck and SUV on State Road 50 at Richloam Clay Sink Road, HCFR said." Hernando County Fire Rescue reported that three people were taken to hospitals after the Saturday-night collision in Webster, and local crews remained on scene during initial response.

"Three people were taken to the hospital after a crash Saturday night in Webster, according to Hernando County Fire Rescue." Photos released to news outlets and credited "Courtesy: Hernando County Fire Rescue" show both vehicles heavily damaged; WTSP described those images with the line "Photos offered by HCFR show a truck and SUV severely damaged." News outlets that published the photos credited HCFR for the images.

"The extent of their injuries has not yet been released," and "Three people involved were taken to local hospitals for treatment." Multiple outlets relayed HCFR's statement that the severity of injuries is not being released at this time, and no hospitals have been named in initial reports. Emergency medical transport details, whether HCFR units or other EMS providers transported the patients, were not specified in the material provided to reporters.

"No additional details were available as the crash remains under investigation." At present, Hernando County Fire Rescue is the primary source for the known facts: a two-vehicle crash involving a truck and an SUV at the intersection of State Road 50 and Richloam Clay Sink Road in Webster shortly after 8 p.m., and three people taken to hospitals. No law enforcement narrative, crash report number, fault determination, citations, or impairment allegations were included in the accounts released so far.

Several standard elements remain unreported: none of the items released by HCFR or relayed by local outlets included names, ages, sex, condition updates for the hospitalized people, the specific hospitals that received patients, vehicle makes or registrations, occupant counts per vehicle, or whether State Road 50 traffic was closed or detoured. WTSP ran the headline "Hernando County Valentine's Day crash leaves 3 injured," while other outlets described the incident only as happening Saturday night; the calendar date has not been independently confirmed in the HCFR material provided.

Information for further reporting steps has been identified. Reporters will request the HCFR incident time stamp and incident number, an official HCFR statement and photo-release permission, and the EMS run report showing which units responded and who transported patients. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office or Florida Highway Patrol will be contacted to determine which agency is handling the crash investigation and to obtain any crash report or citation information. Local hospitals will be asked to confirm receipt of three patients, subject to privacy rules, and the Hernando County road department and FDOT will be queried about any roadway hazards at State Road 50 and Richloam Clay Sink Road.

"Information for this story was provided by Hernando County Fire Rescue." The newsroom will update this report when HCFR, the investigating law enforcement agency, or local hospitals release names, condition updates, the official crash cause, or cleared traffic details. If you witnessed the crash or have photos, contact the newsroom to share them with the investigation.