One dead in Dr. Phillips fatal crash

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are on the scene of a fatal crash that occurred at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:20 a.m. September 17, 2024

Southwest Orange
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One person is dead following a fatal crash that took place at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, on Dr. Phillips Boulevard and Craindale Drive in the Dr. Phillips area.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are on the scene of the crash, and preliminary evidence shows the crash involves a 2016 BMW 650I with the 23-year-old male driver pending identification.

A FHP report states the vehicle was traveling northbound on Dr. Phillips Boulevard approaching Craindale Drive in the inside lane, when the driver failed to navigate a left-hand curve and ran off the roadway going right.

As a result, the driver collided with a utility pole, and the impact caused the vehicle to overturn and collide with another utility pole.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle.

The driver was transported to the Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and pronounced dead.

There currently is roadblock on the northbound lanes of Dr. Phillips Boulevard.

The crash currently remains 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.