MELBOURNE, Fla. – A 79-year-old man died in a Melbourne crash after striking a tree on Friday afternoon, according to police.
Officers said they responded to the single-vehicle wreck shortly before 4 p.m. near Post Road and west of Wickham Road. According to authorities, the Melbourne man was driving east on Post Road when he left the travel lanes and struck a tree.
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Upon arrival at the scene, police said they found a Melbourne man, later identified as Paul Sylvester Lijeski, suffering from life-threatening injuries. Lijeski was transported to the hospital, where he later died, according to the department.
The Selective Traffic Enforcement Unit is currently investigating this crash as a traffic homicide. If you have any information regarding this investigation, please call Traffic Homicide Investigator Officer Koubek at (321) 616-5033.
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