ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a fatal crash on State Road 45 in Alachua County Wednesday night, reports the Gainesville Sun.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a sedan southbound when the accident happened shortly after 11 p.m. near U.S. 41 and Northwest 32nd Avenue. According to the FHP, the vehicle collided with a deer and went off the road. The sedan then went on to the shoulder of the highway, overturned, and crashed into a utility pole.
The driver, a 59-year-old man from High Springs, was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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