Crime & Safety
SUV Explodes Following Tree Crash Near I-75: FHP
The Florida Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Hillsborough County near Big Bend Road Wednesday night.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — A single vehicle crash killed a 45-year-old Ruskin man Wednesday evening when his car ran into a tree off Interstate-75 in Hillsborough County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A tire blowout occurred about 7:05 p.m. causing his SUV to lose control and then flip over, authorities said. The SUV crashed into a tree and caught fire. Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the crash location near Big Bend Road.
*FHP does not release victims' names due to Marsy's Law
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