Taylor County accident claims life of Mayo man

Jason Futch [email protected] A semi-truck accident in Taylor County resulted in the death of a 71-year-old Mayo man on Tuesday, Feb. 25. According to a report provided by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), at approximately 8:40 a.m., the semi-truck driven by the 71-year-old was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 221, nine miles north of Perry when, for reasons still unknown, he struck the guardrail on the east shoulder. As a result, the driver crossed over into the southbound lane before it collided head-on with another semi-truck being driven by a 52-year-old Missouri man. After hitting the driver head-on, the Mayo driver’s vehicle continued off the west side of th