Deadly crash shuts down stretch of John Young Parkway in Orlando

RAINY SEASON PATTERN. THAT’S A QUICK CHECK OF THE FORECAST. NOW AT 549 LET’S GET OVER TO MEAGHAN MACKEY. THERE’S A SHUT DOWN ALONG JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY BECAUSE OF A DEADLY CRASH. ERIC RIGHT. OAK RIDGE ROAD, THAT BRIGHT PURPLE HIGHLIGHTING THAT ROADBLOCK. YOU’RE ALSO SEEING SOME BRIGHT RED COLORS HERE AS WELL, INDICATING A SLOWDOWN. SO YOU SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING IN THIS AREA. ALL THE DETAILS WE KNOW IS THIS IS A DEADLY CRASH HAPPENED AT 430 IN THE MORNING. STATE TROOPERS ARE ON SCENE INVESTIGATING. SO TWO DETOURS HERE, EITHER FROM SAND LAKE ROAD OR AMERICANA BOULEVARD. YOU CAN TAKE ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL. SO NOT A BIG DETOUR SO FAR. NO DELAYS ON THAT DETOUR ROUTE, BUT LIKELY GOING TO BE SHUT DOWN IN THIS AREA FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS MORNING. SO I’LL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON THAT I-4 HEADING OUT THE DOOR. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK NEAR MICHIGAN STREET. NO DELAYS EITHER DIRECTION, NO OTHER TRAFFIC ISSUES. EARLY ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. AND THOSE TRAVEL TIMES STILL LOOKING GOOD, INCLUDING NEAR THOSE THEME PARKS I

Deadly crash shuts down stretch of John Young Parkway in Orlando

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Updated: 5:56 AM EDT May 20, 2026

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A deadly crash has shut down part of John Young Parkway in Orlando.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, it happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning at Oak Ridge Road.The road is shut down in the area and drivers should use Orange Blossom Trail as a detour.This is a developing story.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

A deadly crash has shut down part of John Young Parkway in Orlando.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, it happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning at Oak Ridge Road.

The road is shut down in the area and drivers should use Orange Blossom Trail as a detour.

This is a developing story.