Brevard County, FL (March 19, 2019) - A dump truck driver died in a crash on Interstate 95 on Tuesday, March 18th. The crash took place in the southbound lanes around 5:30 p.m.
Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were dispatched to the crash. Following an investigation, FHP was able to determine that the dump truck collided with another vehicle on the highway, causing the dump truck to overturn and roll several times. The driver of the truck died from injuries sustained from the impact. He has not been identified at this time, pending family notification. There is no word on whether anyone in the other vehicle was hurt.
Police have not released a cause for the crash and no further details are available.
Florida will experience approximately 400,000 car accidents this year, or more than 1,000 per day. This is an alarming number, especially considering that more than half of those crashes will involve injuries to one or more individuals. When you have been injured in a Florida car accident, your world can quickly be turned upside down as you are looking at the high medical bill and an uncertain future.
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