1 dead after vehicle crashes into barrier on I-4: FHP

A 44-year-old Lakeland woman died following a crash on I-4 near Daryl Carter Parkway Sunday morning.According to officials, the crash happened around 7:45 a.m. as the woman was driving a 2017 Honda Accord eastbound on I-4. Investigators said she suffered a possible medical episode, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and enter the grass median near the Daryl Carter Parkway exit.Troopers say the Honda Accord continued through the intersection, struck a curb and then crashed into a concrete traffic barrier near the eastbound I-4 entrance ramp. The vehicle caught fire following the impact.Reports suggest that the driver was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. A passenger was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Investigators believe the Honda Accord may have been involved in an earlier crash near I-4 mile marker 69 involving a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. No injuries were reported in that crash.Both crashes remain under investigation.

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