Largo police investigating after driver crashes head-on with tree, suffers critical injuries

LARGO, Fla. - A man is in critical condition after crashing head-on with a tree early Saturday morning, according to the Largo Police Department. 

It happened around 4:40 a.m. in the area of Walsingham Road and Indian Rocks Road.

Police say a Toyota Camry was traveling westbound Walsingham Rd at a high rate of speed when it veered right onto the curb and sidewalk. It then went through a power pole and struck a tree head-on.   

The driver was taken to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition. 

Police believe the driver suffered a medical episode, but the Largo Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating.

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