ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that ended in a deadly shooting on SR-408.
8:10 a.m. update:
A 48-year-old Orlando man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a crash early Friday morning on State Road 408 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred at 1:19 a.m. near mile marker 1 when the man’s sedan collided with a stationary construction truck.
The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old man from Deltona, suffered minor injuries in the crash.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol press release, the 2021 Dodge Charger was traveling eastbound in the inside lane when the vehicle failed to move over for a 2022 Ford F-650 construction truck.
The truck was parked in the inside lane with an active light board deployed for a lane closure in a construction zone. The front of the sedan struck the rear of the truck.
Following the impact, the driver of the construction truck observed the driver of the sedan exit his vehicle and begin yelling.
The truck driver then left the immediate scene to notify nearby law enforcement officers about the collision.
When the truck driver returned to the vehicles, he discovered the sedan driver back inside the Charger, slumped over the steering wheel and not breathing.
Troopers said the driver was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the case remains under investigation.
Original report:
Troopers responded to a deadly crash Friday morning on SR-408 in Orange County.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of SR-408 near mile marker 1.
All eastbound lanes of SR-408 are shut down in the area.
It’s unclear how long the section of SR-408 will be closed.
Drivers need to seek an alternate route and use caution in the area.
Channel 9 is working to gather more information and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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