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Ocala man dies after crashing SUV into barbed wire fence

A 74-year-old man from Ocala was killed on Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash that occurred on State Road 35 in Marion County.

Shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the man was traveling southbound in an SUV on State Road 35 (SE 58th Avenue), near the intersection of SE 92nd Place Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol incident report, the vehicle proceeded to travel onto the center grass median and continued southbound through the intersection.

FHP stated that the SUV traveled southbound across the northbound lanes of State Road 35 before exiting the roadway onto the east grass shoulder and colliding with a barbed wire fence.

The SUV came to a final rest facing southeast in a field that was located to the east of State Road 35. The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and he was transported to AdventHealth Belleview ER where he was pronounced deceased.

The name of the driver was not released by the Florida Highway Patrol.