BRANDON, Fla. – A Bradenton man was killed in a car accident on I-75 on Friday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 71-year-old man was traveling southbound on I-75 near State Road 618 around 7:30 p.m.
According to troopers, the man did not stop or slow down for other stopped traffic and crashed into the back of a Ford truck towing a trailer driven by a Spring Hill man, 56.
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The crash injured neither the truck driver nor his passenger, a 56-year-old Spring Hill woman.
The 71-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident shut down portions of I-75 until 2 a.m. on Saturday.
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