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Wildwood woman killed in Sumter County rollover crash on SR-44, FHP says

Florida troopers say 22-year-old ejected after traveling into median

Lines painted on the center of a road. (Pexels)

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A Wildwood woman was killed in a rollover crash Friday morning on State Road 44 in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP said the 22-year-old was driving a pickup truck east when she failed to “negotiate” a curve in the roadway.

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Troopers said her pickup rotated and left the travel lanes, driving into the median and overturning.

The FHP said the woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and died.

No other details have been released.

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