Expand / Collapse search
☰

FHP: Man hit by a car and killed after exiting his vehicle on the interstate

By Jason Gunn
Published  August 21, 2022 1:46pm EDT
Volusia County
FOX 35 Orlando

72-year-old man hit and killed after exiting his vehicle on the interstate

Troopers say a 72-year-old man was hit by another vehicle in oncoming traffic after his car broke down early Sunday morning in Volusia County.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla - The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after I-4 east was shut down for hours early Sunday morning after a man was hit and killed by a vehicle on the roadway. 

The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on the interstate, near the mile marker 118 exit for State Road 44 in DeLand. 

Troopers said the 72-year-old man was heading east when his Ford Explorer went off the roadway and struck a guardrail after a tire blew out. The SUV came to a stop, partially inside the travel lane. 

Moments later, troopers said a Chevy Camaro, also headed east, collided into the back of the Explorer that was exposed in the travel lane. 

Witnesses at the scene said that's when the 72-year-old man got out of this vehicle and walked to the inside lane, and was then struck by the driver of a Lexus IS300. 

The man died at the scene, officials said.