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Semi and pickup truck collide on SR-70, killing 1 person: FHP

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Published  January 5, 2025 1:32pm EST
Highlands County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A pickup truck driver died after a crash with a semi near the intersection of SR-70 and CR-721.
    • It happened on Saturday in Lake Placid.
    • FHP says the crash is under investigation.

LAKE PLACID, Fla. - A pickup truck driver is dead after colliding with a semi-truck near the intersection of SR-70 and CR-721, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP says the victim was heading south on CR-721 when they attempted to pass a vehicle that was stopped for a stop sign at the intersection.

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That's when the semi-truck hit the left side of the victim's pickup truck.

FHP says the crash is under investigation.

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