Gainesville man dies in SR 20 crash

A 59-year-old Gainesville man died Wednesday morning when his pickup veered off State Road 20, went through a ditch and crashed into a tree line on State Road 20.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the man was driving west on SR 20 just east of SE 60^th Terrace at 5:58 a.m. in extremely rainy conditions when his Toyota Tacoma left the road.

Alachua County Fire Rescue declared the man deceased on scene.