A 20-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was killed Tuesday morning in a crash on I-10 west in Okaloosa County.
It happened around 8:30 a.m. near mile marker 60.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man lost control of his SUV, left the roadway and collided with a tree. The vehicle came to final rest wrapped around the tree with the driver entrapped.
The 20-year-old man was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The interstate was shut down at approximately 8:45 a.m. before reopening at 11:15 a.m.
“During this incident another medical emergency occurred at mile marker 64 WB where an occupant unrelated to the crash was transported as well via a secondary life flight unit,” FHP says in a release.
No further details were released.
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