A 35-year-old Hudson man died in the early hours of Monday morning after a vehicle departed State Road 589 and overturned into a ditch in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 3:38 a.m. along the northbound lanes of SR-589, just south of State Road 52.
Troopers reported that a 30-year-old New Port Richey man was operating a Kia Soul in the northbound direction when he lost control of the vehicle. The car drifted from the roadway, crossed the outside shoulder, and came to rest in a ditch, where it overturned.
Emergency personnel pronounced the 35-year-old passenger dead at the scene. Paramedics transported the driver to a nearby hospital, where he received treatment for serious injuries.
Authorities have not publicly released the identities of either man involved, nor have they disclosed the cause of the driver losing control. The Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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