ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 29-year-old Orlando man died early Wednesday when he was thrown from a pickup truck after hitting a tree in Orange County's Christmas neighborhood, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Galo Carrera was driving east on East Colonial Drive at St. Nicholas Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when he lost control of his truck for an unknown reason, Sgt. Kim Montes said.
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The crash remains under investigation.
Carrera was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
The road has reopened.
No other details were given.