Crime & Safety

Tesla Driver Killed In I-75 Crash: FL Troopers

A man died after the Tesla he was driving overturned on I-75 in Sarasota County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — A 42-year-old Plantation man was killed Sunday afternoon after his Tesla overturned on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The crash happened just before 5 p.m. on southbound I-75 near mile marker 195, north of Jacaranda Boulevard.

The 2026 Tesla Model Y was traveling south when it left the road and entered the grassy median before overturning, FHP said.

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The driver was ejected from the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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