Man dies after being ejected from car on SR-674: FHP


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A 30-year-old man died early Saturday morning after being ejected from his car during a crash, according to officials.

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The Florida Highway Patrol says the man from Ocilla, Georgia was driving his Dodge Charger north on 7th Street around 4:49 a.m. A 21-year Wimauma man was driving a Ford F150 east on SR-674, according to troopers.

Authorities say as the Georgia man approached the intersection, he did not stop at a stop sign and entered the path of the F150.

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READ: Man killed in crash on I-75 near Brandon after being ejected from car: FHP

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The truck hit the charger and both vehicles rotated to the unpaved northeast shoulder of the road, according to FHP. Troopers say the 30-year-old man was thrown out of the Charger.

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He was taken to the hospital which is where he died, according to officials.

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Troopers say the passenger in the Charger, a 22-year-old Ocilla, Georgia man, suffered serious injuries and was also taken to the hospital.

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FHP says neither the driver nor passenger of the Charger were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.

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The Wimauma man and his 27-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital, according to officials.

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