MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver is dead after a crash in Palmetto just after midnight.
FHP said a 25-year-old man from Orlando was driving on I-75, heading towards mile marker 228 in Manatee County at about 12:30 a.m. on May 21, when he failed to turn on a curve. He drove off the roadway and collided with a support column of the I-275 overpass.
FHP said he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Officials are still investigating the crash.
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