DADE CITY, Fla. – A 32-year-old Dade City man died early Wednesday morning after losing control of his sedan and crashing into a line of trees off River Road.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just before 6 a.m. north of Sumner Lake Road. Troopers say the man was driving a Lexus sedan northbound when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.
The vehicle veered off the pavement, colliding with a fence and two trees before coming to a stop.
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The driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 22-year-old passenger, also from Dade City, suffered only minor injuries and declined transport to a hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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