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FHP: Man dead after crash involving parked vehicle ends with car igniting

Witnesses pulled Jerold Garner out of vehicle, troopers say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man is dead after a crash ended with a car bursting into flames, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened at Commodity Circle and Equity Row just before 3 p.m. Thursday.

Troopers said Jerold Garner, 46, was traveling in a parking lot off Commodity Circle when for an unknown reason he lost control of his Dodge Viper.

The Dodge traveled out of the parking lot across Commodity Circle and left the roadway. Troopers said the Dodge struck a fire hydrant and a tree.

The Dodge traveled back on to Commodity Circle and into a parking lot, where the Dodge struck an unoccupied vehicle. Troopers said the Dodge caught fire.

Witnesses pulled Garner out of the Dodge. Troopers said Garner died at a hospital.

The crash remains under investigation, troopers said.


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