ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 38-year-old Keystone Heights man died Sunday in a single-car crash on State Road 26 east of Gainesville, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said at about 1:55 a.m., Ramiro Lozano-Gonzalez, 26, of Melrose, Florida, was driving eastbound when he drove off the road and crashed into a utility pole.
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The collision tore off the right side of Lozano-Gonzalez’s Pontiac Grand Prix and caused the rear portion of the car the to separate, troopers said.
Both passengers, Cipriano Lozano-Gonzalez and Christian Lozano-Gonzalez, of Keystone Heights, were thrown from the car, troopers said.
Cipriano Lozano-Gonzalez died at the scene and Christian Lozano-Gonzalez was taken to UF Shands Hospital in critical condition, troopers said.
Ramiro Lozano-Gonzalez remained restrained in the car until he was extricated by rescue crews. He suffered minor injuries, troopers said.