Man drives off road, found dead in St. Johns County

St. Johns County deputy finds crashed vehicle on side of CR-16A

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of a crash that killed a man in St. Augustine late Tuesday night.

Traffic homicide Investigators with SJSO were called to County Road 16A a few miles south of County Road 210 in St. Augustine at 11:38 p.m. after a deputy on patrol found a crashed vehicle on the side of the roadway.

The driver, identified as 57-year-old Michael Allen Forbes, was driving his 1999 Lexus west on County Road 16A when he ran off the road and struck an embankment, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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Investigators say the the driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.