One dead in fatal crash off S.R. 535

A 44-year-old male from Lakeland is dead following a fatal crash off South Apopka-Vineland Road and Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores Drive.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 11:11 a.m. April 22, 2024

Southwest Orange
News

One person is dead following a fatal crash that took place around 11 p.m. Sunday, April 21, off South Apopka-Vineland Road and Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores Drive.

According to a crash report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old female from Kissimmee was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry southbound on State Road 535, south of LBV Factory Stores Drive in the outside lane, when she hit a walking pedestrian.

The 44-year-old male from Lakeland was walking in a southerly direction on the unpaved shoulder of the southbound lanes of Apopka-Vineland Road, south of LBV Factory Stores Drive, ahead of the vehicle.

The female driver failed to maintain the southbound lane and veered onto the unpaved shoulder.

As a result, the front right of the vehicle struck the walking pedestrian.

The driver of the vehicle was not injured. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on-scene.

FHP officers said the crash currently is still under investigation.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.