Single-vehicle crash results in fatality

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Following the crash of a pickup truck into a tree on the afternoon of Aug. 13, the vehicle's driver was pronounced deceased on the scene. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) press release, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the 62-year-old male driver was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 27 (U.S. 27) near Gamble Road when he crossed the center median and eastbound lanes, entering the south shoulder. There, the truck collided with a large tree and c