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Cocoa man dead, passenger seriously injured after crash into ditch in Brevard County, FHP says

Crash occurred at Pine Street, Coconut Avenue

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A single-vehicle crash early Saturday in Brevard County killed a 30-year-old Cocoa man and left his passenger badly hurt, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at 1:55 a.m. at Pine Street and Coconut Avenue, troopers said.

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According to a crash report, as the driver headed southbound on Pine Street in a pickup truck, troopers believe he failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway to the right, going airborne and striking a ditch.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.

His passenger, another 30-year-old Cocoa man, was hospitalized with serious injuries; he was the only occupant of the pickup truck who was wearing a seat belt in the crash, the report states.

FHP is still investigating.


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