SUV driver dies in single-vehicle crash Thursday morning off Marion County Road 475

SUMMERFIELD — A sport utility vehicle driver was killed early Thursday when the vehicle slammed into a tree and burst into flames.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers on scene said the SUV was southbound on South Magnolia Avenue (County Road 475) and blew through the stop sign at Southeast 145th Street (County Road 475A.) A witness saw this.

The SUV then went off the road, hit a tree, and burst into flames, authorities said.