WHITEFORD TWP., Mich. (WTVG) – A Florida man was killed in a crash Monday afternoon in Monroe County, authorities said. <\/p>\n
Paul DeVito, 38, from Plantation, Florida, was driving an SUV northbound on US-23, north of US-223, in Whiteford Township just before 1:20 p.m, according to the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Deputies said DeVito rear-ended a tractor-trailer driven by a 43-year-old Massachusetts man. <\/p>\n
The impact caused DeVito\u2019s SUV to flip several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. <\/p>\n
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, according to officials.<\/p>\n
The crash is now under investigation.<\/p>\n
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