Fort White Man Killed In Single-Car Wreck
POSTED: Monday, March 2, 2009
UPDATED: 9:33 am EST March 2,
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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a single-car crash in Columbia County Sunday afternoon that killed a 47-year-old man.Troopers said Allen Brooks, of Fort White, was headed south on Tustenugee Road, just over one mile east of county Road 18, about 2:10 p.m. when he apparently lost control of his Nissan sedan. The car left the road, went through a fence and overturned several times before striking two trees.According to the FHP report, Brooks was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Columbia County paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.Troopers said physical evidence indicated Brooks was exceeding the speed limit.
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