Crime & Safety

1 Dead, 1 Injured In Dade City Crash: FL Troopers

A Dade City man was killed after he lost control of his car on River Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

DADE CITY, FL — A 32-year-old Dade City man died Wednesday morning after losing control of his car and driving off the road, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

He was heading north on River Road while driving a Lexus sedan when he lost control at a curve in the road north of Sumner Lake Road just before 6 a.m.

He drove off the road before hitting two trees and a fence, FHP said.

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The driver died at the scene.

His passenger, a 22-year-old Dade City man, suffered minor injuries in the crash.

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