Car crashes into trees on Fleming Island; FHP says one person dead

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. — Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, a 2005 Ford Escape traveling southbound on US Highway 17 crossed over the median into the northbound lanes.

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Florida Highway Patrol says that the Escape then began to rotate counterclockwise. The vehicle crossed all northbound lanes of traffic and onto the east shoulder.

The Ford collided with a ditch and various trees.

FHP reports that the driver, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.