Orange County Sheriff employee killed in I-4 crash near Orlando

A Field Service Officer was working off-duty monitoring a lane closure on the I-4 eastbound near the Kaley St. exit.

Crash shuts down parts of I-4 near Orlando Orlando police investigate a serious crash that shut down I-4 early Saturday. (FDOT)

By Matt Reeser

ORLANDO, Fla. — UPDATE 9:30 a.m.

• All lanes I-4 eastbound are open

8:30 a.m.

• An Orange County Sheriff’s Office civilian was working off-duty monitoring a lane closure when his marked vehicle was hit by another car.

• The Field Service Officer was taken to the hospital where he later died.

• He had been with the agency nearly 19 years.

• There is no word on the condition of the other driver.

8:00 a.m.

• A serious crash has shut down I-4 near Orlando

• The crash is near I-4 eastbound near the Michigan St.

• Orlando police are currently on scene investigating the crash.

• All lanes I-4 eastbound are closed between Orange Blossom Trail and Michigan St.

See map of location below:

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