PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — An 85-year-old man died after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing into a retention pond in Pinellas County on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the man from Tarpon Springs was driving a Chevy Silverado westbound on County Road 296 west of Belcher Road around 1 p.m.
Florida Highway Patrol
The driver lost control of the truck. The vehicle rotated, left the roadway, and entered a nearby retention pond.
The driver was recovered from the water and transported to an area hospital, where he later died, troopers said.
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