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Driver killed in collision with cable barrier on I-75

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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol confirmed one person was killed in an I-75 crash that shut down southbound lanes near Bonita Beach Road Tuesday.

According to FHP, a 63-year-old Lehigh Acres man was traveling north on I-75 in a sedan around 4:46 p.m.

The driver attempted to change lanes and collided with the front of a pickup truck in the left lane.

After the collision, the sedan rotated off the roadway and collided with a cable barrier.

He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.