Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 6:40 a.m. on Friday, January 1, 2021.
The crash occurred as the 22 year-old female driver from Tampa was traveling southbound on East Lake Road south of Trinity Boulevard.
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For an unknown reason, she lost control of the vehicle, rotated onto the grass shoulder, struck a sewer air release valve, and then collided with a hand rail.
The vehicle ultimately came to rest after dropping about 20 feet into an adjacent pond.
The woman died at the scene of the crash.
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