High Springs man dies after vehicle accident in Alachua County

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) – A High Springs man was killed in a vehicle accident late Wednesday night.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 59-year-old man was traveling south on State Road 45 just after 11 p.m. when he hit a deer. After hitting the deer, the man left the road, the vehicle overturned and crashed into a utility pole.

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The man was thrown from the car and the vehicle eventually came to a stop on the western grass verge.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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