A 23-year-old man from Tennessee is useless after a deadly crash presumably involving a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 4 in Osceola County early Sunday morning, the Florida Freeway Patrol mentioned.
At roughly 3:30 a.m., a person from Kissimmee, additionally 23 and driving a 2024 Kia Forte, was touring westbound on the I-4 exit ramp to U.S. Freeway 192, FHP mentioned. The person failed to barter a right-hand curve and misplaced management. Because of this, the entrance of the sedan struck the within guardrail, FHP mentioned. The automobile turned airborne, struck a tree, then hit a barrier wall and flipped.
Put up-collision, the Kissimmee man and the Tennessee man, who was a passenger, exited the automobile, FHP mentioned. The Kissimmee man went to a close-by resort to request assist from legislation enforcement and was subsequently transported to Osceola Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
Nearly half a mile from the preliminary crash scene, the Tennessee man was strolling northeast and crossed over the eastbound lanes of I-4 and the median, then entered the westbound lanes, FHP mentioned. The person entered the direct path of a 2024 Honda Odyssey, pushed by a 35-year-old man from St. Petersburg, that was touring westbound on I-4 within the heart lane.
Because of this, the left entrance of the van struck the Tennessee man, FHP mentioned. The person got here to ultimate relaxation within the heart lane. Investigators imagine one other automobile could have struck the person whereas he was mendacity within the roadway, however didn’t cease.
The Tennessee man was pronounced useless on the scene, FHP mentioned. The St. Petersburg man was not injured and remained on-scene.
FHP mentioned the precise timeline of those crashes remains to be beneath investigation. Anybody with info is requested to name FHP at 407-737-2213 or the Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.
This incident stays beneath investigation.
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