HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A traffic crash in Hernando County claimed the life of a Central Florida man Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
State troopers responded around 6:30 a.m. to the crash along Ayers Road, west of Prosperity Lane in Brooksville.
On scene, investigators found that the driver of a Toyota 4Runner SUV had traveled off the roadway, struck a fence, and ended up in a cow pasture, where it overturned several times.
The driver, 30, of Orlando, died at the crash site.
FHP has not released his name.
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