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Florida woman dies after crashing into police SUV, troopers say

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A Florida woman was killed when she crashed into a police vehicle that was conducting a traffic stop early Tuesday, officials said.

The crash happened just before 2 a.m. in Tarpon Springs, which is north of Clearwater on Florida's Gulf Coast.

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The Tarpon Springs police officer had parked the Chevrolet Tahoe on the inside lane of U.S. 19, and had the emergency lights on, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a report.

The officer was not inside the cruiser when the crash happened, the report said. No one else was injured.

The woman was taken to a hospital, where she later died, officials said.

An investigation is continuing.


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