Crime & Safety

Riverview Man Dies Following Crash on I-75

Michael A. Whelan, 31, was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck Jan. 24.

A Riverview man was killed early Thursday morning, Jan. 24, in a single-car crash at the exit ramp from Interstate 75 to State Road 60.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Michael A. Whelan, 31, of Riverview was traveling south on the exit ramp from I-75 to State Road 60 in his 2007 Nissan Frontier pickup truck at 3:20 a.m. when he lost control, drove off the roadway and struck several reflectors and outside guardrail. The pickup then overturned and Whelan was ejected.

The highway patrol is continuing its investigation into the accident.

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