SARASOTA, Fla. — A 21-year-old Bradenton man was killed in a crash early Saturday morning after the driver lost control of the car, authorities said.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the driver, 21, also from Bradenton, was driving a BMW vehicle westbound on Northgate Boulevard in Sarasota at a high rate of speed at about 2:45 a.m., when he lost control of the car.
The car rotated, drove over a curb and hit a tree.
The victim, who was the rear passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and a front passenger suffered minor injuries.
The FHP Homicide Unit is investigating the fatal crash.

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