UNION COUNTY, Fla. — An 18-year-old man was killed in a crash in Union County over the Memorial Day weekend, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
The man from Lake Butler was driving a sedan eastbound on West State Road 238 just before 3 a.m. Saturday, FHP said.
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FHP said the man “failed to maintain a proper lane” while driving. He traveled into the westbound lane, then back into the eastbound lane.
The car then “left the roadway” and crashed into a tree, FHP said.
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FHP said the man’s car was found in a “wooded area facing a northeasterly direction.”
He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by Union County Fire Rescue, FHP said.
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