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Driver dies in Lake County crash

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal crash in Lake County on Monday morning.

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Troopers said the crash happened on SR-44 near Fentress Lane just after 6 a.m.

According to investigators, one vehicle overturned after crashing head-on into another vehicle.

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The driver of the overturned vehicle died at the scene.

SR-44 was shut down while troopers investigate the crash.

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Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.