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Driver dies after crashing into tree along Ocoee road

OCOEE, Fla. — A driver died after crashing into a tree along an Ocoee road, police said.

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Just before 4 a.m., officers said they responded to the area of Silver Star Road east of Ocoee Landings Boulevard for a crash.

Police said they found a car on fire that crashed into a tree in the median.

The driver was the only person in the car.

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They were taken to a hospital, where they later died.

The driver’s identity was not released.

Police are investigating the crash.

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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 407-905-3160.

See a map of the scene below.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.