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Report: Lane closure warning sign was removed before trooper died in SR 408 crash
Read full article: Report: Lane closure warning sign was removed before trooper died in SR 408 crashTracy Vickers, who was posthumously promoted to sergeant, died at the scene of the crash on Sept. 27, 2019 in Orlando. The first time that (the truck’s) overhead yellow warning lights can be seen in the video was 1 second before impact. (The trooper who was working the lane closure) left the construction zone before (the truck) was removed and the roadway was clear for traffic. Both the overhead warning lights on (the truck) and its rear strobing lights were obscured by Trooper Vickers’s view as he approached it from the rear. Trooper Vickers was speeding and did not react to (the truck), which was partially blocking the inside lane of State Road 408,” the report concludes.