Cheltsie Holbrook cheltsie@greenepublishing.com Interstate 10, eastbound, was shut down after a two-car collision resulted in a fatality. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, on Sunday, Sept. 7, at approximately 1:36 p.m., a red Mazda sedan was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10, at mile marker 262, when the front end collided with the rear of a trailer that was being towed by a dark gray Chevrolet pickup. The trailer was loaded with an ATV. After the collision, the trailer became unhooked from the pickup truck, causing the trailer, as well as the ATV to overturn and come to rest in the center median. The sedan traveled onto the south shoulder and overturned after the collision, causing the driver to be ejected from the sedan. The ejected driver, a 32-year-old male from Ocoee, Fla., was transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The other driver, a 56-year-old male from Bartow, Fla., and passenger, a 52-year-old male, of Winter Haven, Fla., were not injured. Assisting FHP on the scene was the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Madison County EMS and Madison County Fire Rescue. The investigation is ongoing.
