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19-year-old woman killed in crash on I-75 in Marion County

Woman’s car slammed into back of trailer, Florida troopers say

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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old Wesley Chapel, Florida, woman was killed Wednesday night in a crash on Interstate 75 in Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal wreck happened around 9:10 p.m. on I-75 south near mile marker 354.

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The FHP said the woman was driving a car south on I-75 when she traveled off the road and collided with the back of a trailer attached to a pickup truck that was parked in the emergency lane.

The woman, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered fatal injuries, the FHP said.

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The pickup driver, a 39-year-old Dade City man, suffered minor injuries, according to an FHP crash report.

No other details have been released.


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