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FHP: Driver fleeing hit-and-run killed in crash with FedEx truck in Orange County

Florida Highway Patrol IDs victim as 21-year-old Dimitri Dede, of Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 21-year-old Orlando man who had been involved in a hit-and-run crash was killed when his car slammed into the back of a FedEx semi in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The FHP said Dimitri Dede died in the wreck, which was reported around 2:20 a.m. on northbound John Young Parkway near Sand Lake Road in Orlando.

According to troopers, Dede was driving a 2017 Toyota Corolla when he crashed into the back of a FedEx big rig pulling two trailers, which was stopped at a red light.

Dede was taken to Dr. Phillips Hospital, where he died, troopers said.

The driver of the semi, a 23-year-old Tampa man, was not injured.

The FHP said Dede had been involved in a hit-and-run at John Young Parkway and South Park Circle “just prior” to the fatal wreck. Details about the hit-and-run crash have not been released.

Northbound John Young Parkway was closed in the area, and traffic was rerouted to South Park Circle. JYP reopened about five hours later.

Watch News 6 for more traffic updates.


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