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An Ocala man died Sunday morning when he crashed his truck while exiting from I-75 in Gainesville.
According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the single-vehicle accident occurred at 12:25 a.m. Sunday morning. The driver, a 22-year-old, attempted to exit at SW Williston Road at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the truck while negotiating the curve.
“The pick-up truck entered the east grass shoulder and struck a tree with its front section,” FHP reported.
The man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to FHP.
First responders transported the driver to UF Health Shands Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
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