FHP: 1 dead after SUV becomes airborne, flips several times in Wesley Chapel
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - A 30-year-old Lakeland man died on Saturday night after driving off the road in Wesley Chapel, according to troopers.
Officials say the man was driving a Mercedes SUV west in the outside lane of SR-56 around 10:20 p.m. The driver was east of Hueland Pond Boulevard when he failed to negotiate a curve and entered the north shoulder of the road, according to FHP.
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Authorities say the SUV hit a fence and went through a canal. The vehicle then became airborne and flipped several times before stopping in a field, according to troopers.
Officials say the driver died at the scene of the crash.