SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A 17-year-old from Sarasota was killed Friday morning in a crash with a dump truck in DeSoto County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Investigators say the teen was driving in an SUV, traveling east on State Road 70, approaching NW Florida Avenue at about 8:45 a.m.
The SUV moved into the westbound lane to pass a truck, directly into the path of a dump truck traveling in the opposite direction, troopers said.
After the vehicles collided, both caught fire.
Another dump truck traveling behind the truck involved in the collision tried to evade the crash, but went off the roadway and overturned.
A fourth vehicle, another SUV, hit the teen’s SUV, troopers said.
The 17-year-old died at the scene. The other three drivers involved had minor injuries, the FHP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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