LAKELAND, Fla. - A Port Charlotte man was killed on I-4 in Polk County after his pickup truck flipped early Tuesday morning, according to deputies.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Nathan Michael Quinn, 45, was identified as the driver who died.
What we know:
PCSO's traffic homicide unit said the crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, along I-4 near Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland. They said the Ford F-150 pickup truck was heading eastbound on I-4 while it was dark with minimal lights on the highway.
Quinn was seen changing lanes several times when he lost control of the truck, according to deputies. That's when officials said he started to fishtail, entered the right shoulder and began spinning until the tires dug into the grass.
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