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One person is dead after an early morning crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol

One person is dead after an early morning crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol

One person is dead after an early morning crash in Orange County. The Florida Highway Patrol says one person has died in a car crash that occurred around 3:15 a.m. near Orange Blossom Trail and Taft Vineland Road.

According to officials, the vehicle was traveling northbound in the inside lane of Orange Blossom Trail, south of Taft Vineland Road, when the driver failed to stay in the inside lane and struck the concrete roadway. The services claim that the driver exceeded the speed limit, left the road, hit a light pole, then overturned and landed on the roof. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

FOX 35 will update this story as details emerge