One dead after car crashes and catches fire
One person is dead after a car crash on southbound Interstate 75 near mile marker 216 Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The person, whose name was not released pending next-of-kin notification, was driving north of Linger Lodge Road on I-75 in a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder when the car drifted into the grass median around 7:15 p.m.
According to FHP, the car struck the concrete pillar of the Linger Lodge Road overpass and the car caught fire.
The crash is under investigation, according to FHP.
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This story was originally published November 10, 2016 at 6:48 AM with the headline "One dead after car crashes and catches fire."