VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A man died early Tuesday in an overnight crash near Port Orange.
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It happened just after midnight along Tomoka Farms Road.
Troopers responded and determined the crash involved a truck that crashed near Halifax Drive.
Florida Highway Patrol investigators said the driver of the Ford F-350 pickup was traveling southbound, approaching Halifax Drive, when his truck ran off a curve in the roadway.
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FHP said the pickup overturned and landed in a canal, ejecting the driver in the process.
According to a press release, he was not wearing a seatbelt.
Troopers said he died at the crash site.
While FHP did not release his name, they said he was a Port Orange resident, age 43.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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