Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 10 in Okaloosa County, Florida.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck the back of a car and fled the scene.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, 53, killed
Details:
On or about Friday, June 25th, 2021, a hit-and-run tractor-trailer accident claimed the life of a 53-year-old man. Troopers from the FHP said the accident was reported along Interstate 10 in Okaloosa County, Florida.
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers said one as-of-yet unidentified 53-year-old man was killed when his vehicle was allegedly rear-ended by a tractor-trailer that subsequently fled the scene of the accident. The driver of the car was pronounced dead of his injuries a short time after the accident. The tractor-trailer was found six miles down the Interstate.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 10 runs east and west through the center of Okaloosa County, which is about 55 miles west of Pensacola.
Police are still investigating the accident.