ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A driver who was lying in the northbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike after being thrown out of his car in a crash was run over and killed early Tuesday morning.

  • Driver crashed into barrier, thrown from car on Florida's Turnpike
  • Troopers say driver, from Kissimmee, was not wearing a seat belt
  • He was run over by a semi as he lay in northbound lanes
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The crash closed parts of the Florida's Turnpike near the State Road 417 exit for several hours.  

At about 2:45 a.m., the driver of a 2018 Toyota four-door car was going northbound on the turnpike when for an unknown reason, he lost control and crashed into a barrier wall, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The Toyota overturned several times, and 27-year-old Feliz Esquilin of Kissimmee, who troopers say was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown out of the vehicle. He landed in the outside lane of the roadway.

Soon after, a northbound semitractor trailer driven by 46-year-old Kirk Johnson of Plantation, approached. Johnson told troopers that he saw the car partially blocking the left lane but didn't see Esquilin lying in the road.

That's when the left front tire of the semi ran over the man, troopers said.

Johnson was not injured in the crash.

The crash is under investigation.