Lake County, FL. – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 72-year-old man was killed after a traffic crash on Thursday evening in Lake County.
The deadly collision happened at about 5:30 p.m. November 27 on U.S. 27, south of Ruby Red Boulevard
Authorities said a 72-year-old man from Winter Haven was heading southbound in a 2015 Jeep Wrangler when he lost control of the vehicle and ran off the roadway to the right and crashed into an electrical box and into a ditch.
Emergency crews took the driver to the hospital where he was declared dead.
No one else was hurt in the crash.
Officials suspected the man may have suffered a medical episode before the crash.
An investigation is underway.
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