SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A man died early Friday after crashing an SUV into a home in Seminole County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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Shortly after 2:30 a.m., troopers responded to the area of Clayton Crossing Way and Hidden Cypress Lane in Oviedo.
FHP said the driver of a Lexus RX 350 was traveling north, approaching the gated entrance to Clayton Crossing subdivision, but failed to slow down and struck the gate leading into the community.
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Troopers said the driver then traveled off the roadway at a curve and collided with a house.
Investigators said no one was inside that residence at the time of the crash.
The Lexus’ driver, 20, was taken to Oviedo Medical Center but did not survive.
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FHP did not release his name but said he lived in Winter Springs.
He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to an agency press release.
The crash remains under investigation.
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