ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman who died after being hit by a car and falling from an Interstate 4 overpass following a crash Friday morning in downtown Orlando has been identified, police said.
Police said Michelle Batista, 38, was standing outside her car on I-4 following a crash when another vehicle struck her, causing her to fall off the overpass onto the road below.
Police said the crash happened at about 9:15 a.m. on eastbound I-4 near West Central Boulevard in downtown Orlando. Officers said Batista fell onto North Garland Avenue.
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Larry Brinson said he was at the corner of North Garland Avenue and West Central Boulevard when the crash happened.
“I blocked traffic with my vehicle, and then I called 911 and I reassured her that help was on the way,” Brinson said.
Officers said Batista was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where she died.
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Ulises Rodriguez said he was leaving a nearby bank when he heard the crash.
“I heard screeching of tires and saw a maroon vehicle slam into the back of another vehicle going about 40 to 50 mph,” Rodriguez said.
The investigation into the crash caused multiple lanes of eastbound I-4 to be closed for hours.
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