Fort McCoy man dead after crash in Marion County
Published: Nov. 22, 2022 at 4:11 PM EST
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is dead after a crash in Marion County on Tuesday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 32-year-old Fort McCoy man was driving north on County Road 315.
South of Northeast 135th Street at about 4 a.m.
Troopers say the man was speeding when he didn’t turn sharp enough.
His vehicle crossed over the southbound lane and off the road.
Then he sideswiped a wooden utility pole and hit a large tree.
Marion County Fire Rescue crews pronounced him dead at the scene.
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