FHP: Driver who fled Pinellas County crash found unconscious, dies at hospital
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 57-year-old Seminole man attempted to flee from a crash Sunday night but was found unconscious by Pinellas County deputies.
The man was driving a pickup truck east on Bay Pines Boulevard, west of Seahorse Drive around 7 p.m. on Sunday. He lost control of his Ford Ranger and hit the median, according to FHP.
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Troopers say the truck went across the road before going through a fence and hitting a parked landscape truck.
Troopers say the man fled on foot but was found unconscious by deputies shortly after the crash.
Deputies say they gave him medical care and took him to a nearby hospital, which is where he died.