HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A Dade City man has died after attempting to pass a vehicle using the grass median and losing control of his truck.
Troopers say a Chevy Silverado, driven by a 50-year-old Dade City man, was traveling eastbound in the inside lane of SR-50.
West of Olympia Road, the driver attempted to pass another vehicle by utilizing the center grass median.
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The driver lost control, rotated across the travel lanes, struck a fence along the south shoulder, and finally collided with a tree.
The driver, who was not restrained, suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.
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