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Windermere man killed in crash with bridge support beam on SR-429 in Orange County

Fatal wreck happened west of Orlando

A driver is killed on SR-429 at New Independence Parkway. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 48-year-old Windermere man was killed Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash with a bridge support beam on State Road 429 in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal wreck happened around 7:40 a.m. on northbound S.R. 429 near New Independence Parkway, west of Orlando.

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The FHP said the man was driving a 2015 GMC pickup truck north when he drove off the road for an unknown reason and struck the support beam.

The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the FHP.

No other details have been released.


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