OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A 40-year-old Ocala man died as the result of a vehicle crash during the early morning hours of Nov. 19.
The man was a passenger in the front seat of a pickup truck that was traveling northbound on SE 137th Ave. Road, north of SE 47th St. Road.
The driver of the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve toward the right, where the vehicle left the road and entered the west grass shoulder.
The vehicle struck several trees and overturned in a ditch on the west shoulder.
The right front passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County Fire and Rescue due to the injuries he sustained as a result of the crash.