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One person is in critical condition Friday morning after troopers say a car crashed into a tree and split the car into two pieces.
The crash occurred near the Marriott on International Drive at around 4 a.m. Friday.
FHP said Joshua Rivera, 26, was driving southbound on International Drive when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree, splitting the car into two pieces.
His passenger, Angela Aul, 24, is in critical condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Rivera suffered minor injuries.
Charges are pending against Rivera, troopers said.
Four people were hurt Thursday after a car crashed into a hospital in New Smyrna Beach.
Police said the first call came into 911 around 1:30 p.m. about a car crashing into Bert Fish Medical Center Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.
Three of the people hurt were inside the lobby at the time of the crash.
The driver of the vehicle, a 79-year-old woman, was driving a Chevy Malibu. According to preliminary reports, she may have accidentally put her vehicle into reverse, slamming into the building.
Police are on the lookout for a driver that caused a six-car crash in Apopka, with one person taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Apopka police said a car was stopped Friday night near the intersection of State Road 436 and Piedmont-Wekiva Road.
The car then sped away, possibly during a pursuit, according to police, causing a crash involving six cars.
The driver of the suspect vehicle then got out of the vehicle and ran on foot from the scene.
Police said the search for the driver remains ongoing.
A man who was involved in a car crash jumped off an overpass onto Interstate 95 and died on Thursday, Florida Highway Patrol says.
Troopers said the man was involved in a three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Volusia County just after 7 a.m.
When troopers got on scene, they saw the man get out of one of the vehicles, run over to the Dunn Avenue overpass in Daytona Beach and jump onto the I-95 shoulder, according to FHP.
The man, who has not been identified, died at the scene.
A fatal crash in Volusia County Thursday morning is under investigation by Florida Highway Patrol.
According to an FHP press release, at 3:50 a.m., John Pearce, Jr., 23, lost control of his vehicle traveling westbound on New York Avenue.
The 2008 Dodge pickup truck struck a culvert and became airborne before the front of the truck struck a tree, troopers said.
Police say that Pearce, a DeLand resident, died on scene; it is not known whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
24-year-old Patrick Tahaney of Windermere was driving his 2006 Dodge Charger northbound on Turkey Lake Road when, for an unknown reason, troopers said he lost control of his car and went off the road.
He traveled through several yards, struck a fence and two trees and died at the scene, troopers said.
Chad Siplin, 25, a passenger inside the Charger, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Ryan Siefker, 22, another passenger suffered minor injuries.
Interstate 4 in Orlando was closed for hours Friday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed and spilled lumber onto the roadway.
I-4 west was closed at Maitland Boulevard around 2:30 a.m., but two lanes were reopened about four hours later after crews cleared the wood from the interstate. Traffic remained backed up during rush hour, however.