HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Hernando County killed the driver of a pickup truck, according to WFTS.
The crash took place early Sunday morning along State Road 50 near U.S. Highway 19 at about 12:42 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a man driving a Toyota Tundra westbound was not able to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The vehicle entered the road’s north shoulder, where it collided with a utility pole, then came back across to the south shoulder and flipped.
The driver was ejected and died after being transported to a local hospital. The FHP said the victim was a 23-year man from Weeki-Wachee.
He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, troopers said.
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