{"id":743792,"date":"2026-07-05T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/743792\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:00:10","slug":"fhp-78-year-old-man-killed-in-fiery-crash-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/743792\/","title":{"rendered":"FHP: 78-year-old man killed in fiery crash at McDonald\u2019s parking lot in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A 78-year-old Tallahassee man died Saturday after a fiery single-vehicle crash in the parking lot of a McDonald\u2019s, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Troopers said the crash happened around 11:49 a.m. at the McDonald\u2019s at 3631 Mahan Drive. FHP reported the man was driving a modified, street-legal race car westbound in the parking lot when he lost control while accelerating through a left-hand curve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The vehicle struck a concrete curb, causing a nitrous oxide tank to tear and ignite, troopers said. The car then hit several trees, a retaining wall and a guardrail before coming to a stop fully engulfed in flames, according to FHP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FHP said Leon County EMS, the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Leon County Fire Rescue assisted at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/04\/fhp-78-year-old-man-killed-fiery-crash-mcdonalds-parking-lot-tallahassee\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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