PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old Pakatka man is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Crill Avenue in Putnam County Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man was driving a pickup truck heading west on Crill Avenue, also known as State Road 20, at Phinney Trailer Park Road around 9:46 p.m. Sunday at the time of the crash.
FHP said the driver lost control of the truck after hitting the brakes in an attempt to slow down. The crash report does not state whether speed played a part in the crash.
The truck crossed into the road's center curbed median and flipped on its side. According to troopers, the truck came to a final stop on the truck's driver's side inside the median.
The driver was taken to HCA Florida Putnam Hospital and was pronounced dead. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, a crash report says.
A 20-year-old passenger from Palatka survived the crash with no injuries. Troopers said he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
