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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