HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FL — A crash involving a semi-truck early Wednesday in south Sebring claimed the life of a 62-year-old Lake Placid woman, reports FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
The accident took place at the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and 98, shortly before 2:00 a.m.
An early investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol found that the woman was driving an SUV and was stopped at a red light at the intersection. At one point, for reasons still unclear, a semi-truck with a trailer slammed into the rear of her vehicle.
First responders pronounced the Lake Placid woman deceased at the scene.
The driver of the semi, a 41-year-old Miami man, was not reported injured.
Troopers did not immediately share any details regarding pending charges.
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