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Single car accident on I-75 leads to death in Manatee County

A 22-year-old Bradenton man died in the crash near the University Park exit.


An unidentified driver died in a one-car accident on I-75 in Manatee County.
An unidentified driver died in a one-car accident on I-75 in Manatee County.
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The Florida Highway Patrol has now identified the driver of a 2012 Ford F-150 pick-up truck who died in a rollover accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 75 in Manatee County.

Hunter Burns, 22, of Bradenton was headed southbound approximately 12:03 a.m., nearing the University Parkway exit when the truck veered off the road to the shoulder, colliding with a guardrail. The truck started rolling and eventually hit a traffic sign support pole, bursting into flames.

Burns died at the scene.

 

 

 

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