Car splits in half during fatal Largo crash, FHP says
Officials say both men in the car were taken to the hospital but only the driver survived. Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
LARGO, Fla. - According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car split in half after a 26-year-old Largo man lost control while driving on Tuesday night.
Investigators say the driver and his passenger, a 30-year-old Apalachicola man, were traveling north on Starkey Road coming up to Bardmoore Place around 9:49 p.m.
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Officials say the driver lost control of the car and drove off the road into the shoulder. The car struck a guide wire for a utility pole before hitting a block wall.
Investigators say the crash happened because the driver lost control. Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
The car separated into two pieces according to FHP. The back half rolled northwest and hit a tree and two wood fences before stopping in a nearby backyard at 10422 Longwood Drive.
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Investigators say both the driver and passenger had serious injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The passenger died at the hospital according to officials.