Clearwater Man Died In Crash On I-275 Exit Ramp To I-4: FL Troopers

TAMPA, FL — A Clearwater man died Tuesday morning after suffering a medical emergency while driving along an Interstate 275 exit ramp to Interstate 4 and crashing his pickup truck, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The 65-year-old man was heading north along the exit ramp from I-275 north to eastbound I-4 when he lost control of his Chevy pickup truck during a medical incident around 7:45 a.m.

This caused him to crash into the back of the Mazda SUV, driven by a 21-year-old Thonotosassa woman, that was ahead of him, FHP said.

The truck continued forward, hitting a guardrail several times before becoming wedged between two concrete traffic barriers.

The truck’s driver was brought to an area hospital, where he later died.

The woman brought her SUV to a controlled stop and was uninjured in the crash, FHP said.

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