Student driver loses control on rain-slicked I-275

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – An 18-year-old with a learner’s permit somehow escaped injury Tuesday when his vehicle crashed through a fence along I-275 and overturned, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The driver of a Toyota Avalon with worn tires was traveling northbound on I-275, north of Fletcher Avenue, at about 8 a.m., investigators said.

The driver lost control on the wet roadway, skidding off the highway onto the shoulder, and overturned, crashing through two fences into an adjacent apartment complex…

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