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Man Killed By Drunk Driver On Florida Turnpike

Posted: 8:08 pm EST November 2, 2008

A drunk driver killed a man on the Florida Turnpike in Lake County early Sunday morning.

Troopers say 26-year-old Vicente Aviles was going south on the turnpike when he rear-ended another car.

The driver of that car was ejected and hit by a pick-up truck. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.

Aviles has been charged with DUI Manslaughter.

Police are looking for the driver of the pick-up truck.

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