Fatal crash closes northbound SR-417 exit

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal car crash on SR-417 has closed the off-ramp, exit 34, to Colonial Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

Authorities said that a person was driving northbound on the ramp, and, for an unknown reason, lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road.

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The FHP said that the driver drove off the road and struck a pole, and the car overturned in a water-filled ditch.

Debra Matheus, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report.

The crash remains under investigation.  


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