Mount Dora man ejected, killed when SUV hits tree along I-4 in Volusia

Florida Highway Patrol investigates fatal crash near DeBary

DeBARY, Fla. – A Mount Dora man was killed Friday morning when an SUV crashed into a tree along Interstate 4 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal wreck was reported just before 7 a.m. on I-4 east at mile marker 105 near DeBary.

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The FHP said the GMC sport utility vehicle left the road for an unknown reason and struck a tree. The Mount Dora man, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. His name has not been released.

The driver, Ismael Yepez Aguilera, 28, of Mount Dora, suffered minor injuries, the FHP said. Three other passengers were taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital with serious injuries, according to troopers.

The right lane of I-4 east was blocked in the area.

No other details have been released.

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