Deadly crash shuts down stretch of SR-429 in Winter Garden

METEOROLOGIST ERIC BYRCE HALL WILL TALK ABOUT OUR TEMPERATURES IN A MOMENT, BUT LET’S START WITH OUR TRAFFIC EXPERT. MEAGHAN MACKEY GOT I-FOUR AND ALSO A CRASH IN WINTER GARDEN. THAT’S DEADLY. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO START? YEAH, WE’LL START IN WINTER GARDEN HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC HERE IS BEING FORCED OFF AT OLD WINTER GARDEN, VINELAND ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT THOSE SOUTHBOUND DRIVERS THIS MORNING. THAT VERY FAR GREEN RIGHT ARROW. THAT IS WHAT THE CFX AUTHORITY USES AS THOSE FLEX LANES WHICH SHOWS YOU. YEAH, YOU’RE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THERE AT THAT EXIT. SO TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND, THERE IS THAT DEADLY CRASH AT STONY BROOK PARKWAY. IT HAPPENED AT 615 THIS MORNING. NO OTHER DETAILS RIGHT NOW FROM FHP, BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE DETOUR. OLD WINTER GARDEN, VINELAND ROAD. I DO ANTICIPATE THIS DETOUR, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT HOUR THIS MORNING. I-FOUR. WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOME ISSUES IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. WESTBOUND DRIVERS, ONLY TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ARE GETTING BY HERE. THIS IS TRAVELING RIGHT BEFORE THAT. STATE ROAD 400 INTERCHANGE. THIS IS LOOKING FROM OUR TOWER CAMERA. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACKUPS HERE FROM WINTER PARK, YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC BARELY CRAWLING THROUGH HERE. WESTBOUND FROM LEE ROAD HEADING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. SO THOSE TOLL LANES, THOSE EXPRESS LANES ARE GOING TO BE SURGED IN PRICE, BUT REALLY MIGHT BE A GOOD OPTION TO PAY THE EXTRA TOLL TO AVOID SITTING IN THAT TRAFFIC BECAUSE WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE TRAVEL TIMES. A BRIGHT RED JUST ACROSS THE SCREEN HERE. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING, INCLUDING ALONG I-4 FROM ALTAMONTE SPRINGS TO FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE, LOOKING AT THOSE, YOU CAN SEE HERE WESTBOUND, WE’RE SITTING AT 52 MINUTES ALSO ALONG STATE ROAD 429 SOUTHBOUND FROM THE TURNPIKE TO SEIDEL ROAD. WITH THAT DETOUR, WE’RE ALSO SITTING AT ALMOST AN HOUR. SO A VERY BUSY START TO OUR MONDAY. BUT ERIC, I WAS TALKING TO YOU. REALLY? THIS I

Updated: 10:00 AM EST Dec 15, 2025

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A deadly crash shut down all southbound lanes of State Road 429 in Winter Garden early Monday morning.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. near mile marker 17, south of Winter Garden Vineland Road.Troopers say a 2012 Dodge Ram chassis cab traveling southbound lost control, overturned multiple times, and ejected the driver. FHP confirmed the driver, a 35-year-old man, was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.A passenger in the vehicle, a 37-year-old man, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.The crash remains under investigation. Drivers were detoured off SR-429 southbound for most of the morning on Monday.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —

A deadly crash shut down all southbound lanes of State Road 429 in Winter Garden early Monday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. near mile marker 17, south of Winter Garden Vineland Road.

Troopers say a 2012 Dodge Ram chassis cab traveling southbound lost control, overturned multiple times, and ejected the driver.

FHP confirmed the driver, a 35-year-old man, was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the vehicle, a 37-year-old man, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

Drivers were detoured off SR-429 southbound for most of the morning on Monday.