1 dead, 1 seriously injured in accident near Sun City Center: FHP

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Sun City Center man died and a woman was seriously injured in a crash on I-75 late Tuesday night.

The driver, a 42-year-old woman from Sun City Center, lost control of her Mercedes Milan shortly before midnight near the Big Bend Road exit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The car left the road, hit a guardrail and came to a stop in the inside lane. The passenger, a 44-year-old man, died at the scene of the accident.

The driver suffered serious injuries. According to FHP, neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing seat belts.