{"id":238180,"date":"2026-04-19T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238180\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:58:08","slug":"orange-county-i-4-crash-kills-ejected-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238180\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County I-4 Crash Kills Ejected Passenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update: <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The Florida Highway Patrol reports an overnight crash in Orange County in which one person died. The incident involved multiple vehicles on I-4, including a vehicle that overturned after a tire blowout. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">According to the report, a passenger was ejected from the vehicle and was subsequently struck by another car, resulting in a fatality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">A Chevrolet Trailblazer traveling west on I-4 in the inside lane had a right-rear tire blowout, causing it to overturn multiple times onto the shoulder and the median guardrail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">One passenger was ejected from the Trailblazer onto I-4\u2019s eastbound center lane, where a Lexus CT traveling eastbound struck them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">The driver and six passengers from the Chevrolet Trailblazer were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The ejected passenger, hit by the Lexus, was taken to Osceola Regional Medical Center and pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Original Story:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">The Florida Highway Patrol reports a fatal crash occurred overnight in Orange County on Sunday shortly before 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">The eastbound and westbound lanes, previously closed, are now reopened from Mile Marker 66 to MM68. The crash site is close to the Gaylord Palms exit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\">Channel 9 has contacted FHP, which is investigating the crash and will provide updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 kzYdlV body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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