SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that shut down a stretch of State Road 417 near Oviedo early Friday.
Update:
FHP has release new details about this crash. Investigators said a car crashed into a truck that was parked in an active construction zone on SR-417, north of Aloma Avenue.
Troopers said the driver of a 2022 Acura ILX was traveling northbound in the outside lane when his car drifted onto the inside lane that was closed for active construction.
The car struck the rear of a parked Ford F-650 construction truck.
FHP said the driver of the Acura, 25, of Kissimmee, died at the crash site.
Officials said they are investigating what led to the crash, including what caused the vehicle to enter into the lane closure.
FHP did not report any additional injuries.
Original story:
State troopers are investigating a deadly crash in Seminole County.
The crash forced the closure of a stretch of State Road 417 near Oviedo early Friday.
Shortly before 1 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash near mile marker 39.
Troopers shut down the northbound lanes of SR-417 for several hours.
Channel 9 was near the scene as law enforcement diverted northbound traffic onto Aloma Avenue; the entrance ramp from Aloma Avenue onto SR-417 NB was also inaccessible to drivers.
Troopers reopened the northbound lanes of SR-417 around 5:30 a.m.
WFTV has reached out to FHP for more information about the deadly crash.
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