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DeBary man, 61, dies in crash with light post

Fatal wreck investigated on Charles R. Beall Boulevard near Valencia Road

Police lights at a crime scene.

DeBARY, Fla. – A DeBary man was killed Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Charles R. Beall Boulevard, deputies said.

The fatal wreck happened around 7:20 a.m. near Valencia Road.

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The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Johnson Kennedy III, 61, was driving south on Charles R. Beall Boulevard when his Hyundai crossed the road for an unknown reason, struck a curb in the northbound lane and continued along the sidewalk.

The vehicle traveled south along the sidewalk, then hit a light post before coming to a stop against a large flower pot, just north of DeBary Drive, deputies said.

Kennedy was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to sheriff’s officials.

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A crash investigation is ongoing.