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Man dies after truck slams into large tree in Baker County

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

BAKER COUNTY, Fla. – A 65-year-old man died after hitting a tree off a roadway in Baker County on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said at 4:26 p.m., the man was driving north in a pickup truck on County Road 23A north of South Tall Pine Road.

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FHP said that for unknown reasons, the driver traveled off the roadway to the west on the grass shoulder.

The truck kept going and its left front struck a large tree, sending it into a spin.

The driver, who is from Macclenny, was not wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.


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