1 Killed in Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Crash

A 31-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man, who has not yet been identified, was traveling east on the lower deck around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The driver attempted to exit onto U.S. 41, but he lost control and veered onto the shoulder and struck a concrete wall. After hitting the wall, the Ford SUV continued out of control across the roadway, onto the grass and then back across the road before striking a guard rail. That guard rail, a highway patrol reported noted, was split in half by the impact.

The man, troopers say, was ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene.

While the victim’s name has not yet been released, the highway patrol said he is from Mexico.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol