MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a rollover accident in Marion County early Monday morning left a driver dead.
According to WKMG, the crash happened as a 22-year-old man was driving an SUV on Marion Oaks Manor near SW 70th Avenue Road at about 12:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the man drove at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle while going around a curve.
The SUV went off the roadway and hit a mailbox before overturning several times. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and pinned under the SUV. The victim, an Indianapolis resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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