ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — A 30-year-old man from Jacksonville is dead after a wrong-way crash in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say the crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday on State Road 24 at Northeast 53rd Terrace.
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Investigators say the driver of a sedan was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when he crashed head-on into a pickup truck that was heading westbound.
After the impact, the pickup truck overturned and came to a stop in the westbound lanes.
The sedan caught fire and burned.
The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 21-year-old man from Middleburg, and two passengers suffered minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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