MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A 28-year-old man died Thursday evening in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Martin County, according to troopers.
The wreck happened at about 7:09 p.m. on I-95 northbound approaching the Kanner Highway exit.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, Oscar John Earl Rudder of Port St. Lucie was driving north on the interstate in the outside lane.
However, while changing lanes from the outside to the far inside lane, FHP said he failed to maintain control of his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette.
This caused the vehicle to rotate counterclockwise towards the west shoulder, with the front end of the car colliding with the guardrail.
The crash report said "the guardrail was then impaled through the vehicle, striking (Rudder) in the upper extremities, causing fatal injuries."
FHP said Rudder died from his injuries at the scene. He was pronounced dead at 7:24 p.m.
Lane closures occurred for much of the night on northbound I-95.
FHP said the scene was cleared and all lanes were back open at 11:39 p.m.
