MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck for an unknown reason and crashed into a tree in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the 56-year-old Alabama man was driving on southbound Interstate 75 around 4:45 p.m. Friday when he lost control of his pickup truck, causing the vehicle to veer right as it rotated clockwise.
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The truck then veered onto the left shoulder, where its left side struck a tree, records show. After that initial crash, troopers said the truck overturned onto its left side and its roof struck a tree.
The man, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene of the crash.
No one else was injured.