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1 dead, 1 hurt in crash on Florida Turnpike in Orange County, FHP says

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Updated  December 10, 2024 10:02am EST
Orange County
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • One person is dead and another is injured following a crash Monday afternoon in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
    • The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. northbound on the Florida Turnpike exit ramp to the eastbound I-4 express lanes.
    • The crash remains under investigation.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -
A man has died following a single-car crash in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports. 

The crash took place around 3:04 p.m. Monday on the Florida Turnpike exit ramp to Interstate 4 express lanes, troopers said. 

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According to an FHP report, the driver of a Mazda MX-5 was traveling northbound on the Florida Turnpike, approaching the exit ramp to I-4 express lanes at mile marker 259, when troopers said he began to change lanes toward the I-4 expressway entrance ramp and lost control.

As a result, the car struck a concrete wall barrier. FHP said the driver then overcorrected, hitting another concrete wall barrier, causing the car to overturn onto its roof.

The driver, identified as a 19-year-old man, died at the scene. The car's passenger, also a 19-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both were from St. Cloud.

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The crash remains under investigation. 

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