Hillsborough, FL : One dead after fiery three-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough on Sunday, 21st July 2019

A 21-year-old man died early Sunday morning after he was hit by a pickup truck on the side of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County.

According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, Daniel Schaffer, 21, of Bradenton, was standing near a tow truck on the side of the highway at about 2:40 a.m. Sunday.

Schaffer was accompanied by Marc Smith, a 29-year-old tow truck operator. The tow truck, operated by All American Transport and Towing of Tampa, was loaded with a 2006 Jeep Liberty, the release said.

As Schaffer and Smith stood on the side of the road, 27-year-old Alexa Salvatore of Jacksonville drove northbound toward the scene in her 2019 Dodge pickup truck.Salvatore lost control of her car as it neared the off-ramp to the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, the release said. Her truck crashed into Schaffer and the tow truck, which then caused the tow truck to hit Smith.

All three cars — Salvatore's, the tow truck and the Jeep — burst into flames, the release said.

Schaffer died at the scene from injuries he sustained in the crash.

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