An 88-year-old man from New Smyrna Beach met a tragic end on Christmas Eve after his vehicle swerved off the road in Volusia County, striking a utility pole. According to an Orlando News report, the Florida Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred around 1:15 p.m., along U.S. Highway 1.
The driver was navigating the inside lane northbound when, for reasons that are yet unknown, his Ford Fusion veered to the left, the rear bumper colliding with a ditch. The vehicle subsequently careened right where a tree branch struck the front windshield, as described in a statement by the Florida Highway Patrol, reported by ClickOrlando. The car continued on its erratic trajectory until it made contact with a utility pole and came to a stop within a wooded area beside the roadway.
Emergency response teams transported the elderly man to a local hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced dead. While the exact cause of the accident has not yet been disclosed, the ongoing investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol seeks to unravel the sequence of events that led to the fatal crash.
