HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A driver died after his pickup truck was involved a wreck in Hernando County early Saturday morning, according to the Tampa Free Press.
The accident occurred along northbound US-301 near Ranchette Boulevard. A man was driving a Ford Ranger at a high rate of speed at about 5:10 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and veered off the roadway. The Ford collided with a tree on the west shoulder of the road.
The driver, a 23-year-old man from Webster, Sumter County, died at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.
Authorities are conducting an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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