MURDER AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGES, AND WE ARE ALSO FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT ON THE ROADS. I-75 SOUTHBOUND IN SUMTER COUNTY IS SHUT DOWN NEAR WILDWOOD FOR A DEADLY CRASH. ALL LANES ARE BLOCKED JUST BEFORE THE TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE.
Person killed after driving off overpass, landing on Central Florida highway
Southbound I-75 in Sumter County is starting to reopen on Friday afternoon.
Updated: 2:44 PM EST Feb 6, 2026
A person was killed after the Florida Highway Patrol says they lost control on an overpass, drove off of it and landed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75.It happened at 10:06 a.m. in Sumter County on Friday morning. The person was driving on CR-462. Traffic was detoured at County Road 484. FHP said the southbound lanes are back open.
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. —
A person was killed after the Florida Highway Patrol says they lost control on an overpass, drove off of it and landed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75.
It happened at 10:06 a.m. in Sumter County on Friday morning. The person was driving on CR-462.
Traffic was detoured at County Road 484. FHP said the southbound lanes are back open.