Pittsburgh man dies after crashing into Florida lake
A 71-year-old Pittsburgh man died Tuesday after he crashed into a lake near Orlando, Florida.
Police have not yet released the man’s identity, according to the Osceola News Gazette.
The Florida Highway Patrol said emergency crews were called just about 3:40 p.m. to the community of Celebration.
They say the man was leaving a parking lot when his Chrysler Pacifica minivan went into the lake.
Police said the man was trying to reverse out of a parking spot near Front Street. Police said he lost control and swerved off the road. The vehicle hit a curb and a fence and then crashed into the lake, where he drowned.
An investigation in ongoing.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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