The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on I-10 Mile Marker 144 on Monday morning.
According to troopers, the incident happened just after 7:30 a.m. It involved a 32-year-old Alta woman driving a pickup truck and a 37-year-old Grand Ridge man driving a sedan.
The pickup truck was traveling westbound in the inside lane of I-10 as the sedan was traveling westbound in the outside lane at a low speed.
The pickup truck moved from the inside lane to the outside lane to overtake a vehicle when the front of the pickup collided with the rear of the sedan, troopers wrote.
The collision accelerated the sedan forward before rotating.
FHP confirmed the driver of the sedan was pronounced deceased on scene by the Jackson County EMS.
The driver of the pickup truck had minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Source: mypanhandle
