ORLANDO, Fla. — State Road 408 is back open hours after a deadly crash closed it Monday morning.
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Officers responded to the crash in the eastbound lanes of SR 408 at South Conway Road around 2 a.m. Monday. The initial investigation later revealed that a white Porsche struck a blue Chevrolet truck. This caused both cars to lose control, striking the the concrete barrier wall in the center median, police said.
Because of the debris from the crash, a silver Dodge utility vehicle and a white Volvo semitruck were also damaged.
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Around 3 a.m., police confirmed the closure of all eastbound lanes of SR 408 at South Crystal Lake Drive.
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The driver in the white Porsche was transported to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The driver of the blue Chevrolet, 57-year-old John Richardson, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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