FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 turned deadly Monday afternoon.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes just before 12:30 p.m., just beyond the Daniels Parkway exit in Lee County.

The Florida Highway Patrol described it as a single-vehicle crash with just the driver inside the car at the time.

The car came to rest against a traffic pole. The crash blocked the right lane of traffic.

WINK News is working to learn the identity of the driver.

FHP is investigating the cause of the crash.