Palm Coast woman killed as she was exiting her moving vehicle

According to the FHP, the driver was trapped between a dumpster and the door frame of her SUV.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 8:14 p.m. July 5, 2025
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A Palm Coast woman, 78, was killed Saturday afternoon, July 5, after she began exiting the SUV she was driving as she was turning right onto Orion Drive from the northbound lane on Roberts Road.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release the driver began exiting the vehicle while it was still in motion. The SUV headed toward a dumpster with the driver partially inside and outside of the vehicle.

The left side of the SUV sideswiped the dumpster causing the driver to become trapped between the dumpster and driver-side door frame. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene.

 

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