LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A 17-year-old boy was killed after the pick-up he was driving crashed into a tree in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fatal wreck happened around 1:20 a.m. on County Road 474 and Hilochee Ridge Road.
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According to an FHP report, the teen was traveling eastbound in a 2003 Chevy S-10 on CR-474 when for an unknown reason, he ran off the road and collided with a tree.
The teen was pronounced dead on scene, troopers say.
The FHP crash report shows the teen was not wearing a seat belt.
The crash remains under investigation.
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