Spring Hill man dies in crash after suffering medical emergency behind wheel: FHP
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill man was killed in a car crash Thursday afternoon when he suffered a medical injury behind the wheel, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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According to FHP, at around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday a 73-year-old man was exiting a private driveway onto Golddust Road in Hernando County when he suffered a medical emergency.
The man then lost control of his vehicle, which then entered the east shoulder and collided with a tree. He was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
FHP reported that there was one passenger in the car at the time of the crash, but they were uninjured.