Fort Pierce,FL : Fort Pierce man killed in wreck as Hurricane Irma left Florida on September, Monday 11th 2017

As the last of Hurricane Irma’s force poured down Monday on South Florida, a Fort Pierce man was dead in a 2009 Kia Sportage submerged in water along Interstate 95.

Florida Highway Patrol authorities weren’t notified about the body, or the car, until late Monday morning. Inside they found 52-year-old John Dale Lewis.

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Authorities aren’t sure exactly when the fatal wreck in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the Indrio Road exit occurred. St. Lucie County did not issue a curfew, but county authorities urged drivers to stay off the roads during and after the storm.

But they suspect Lewis, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, drove onto the eastern shoulder of the road and hit a metal light pole. The car rotated clockwise, hit a metal fence and overturned into nearby water.

Authorities found the car on its roof submerged in the water.




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Fort Pierce man killed in wreck as Hurricane Irma left Florida