Man killed in Sumter County crash caused by passing driver, troopers say

A 42-year-old Palm Harbor man died Thursday morning in a head-on crash caused by another driver attempting to pass a vehicle on State Road 471 near Tarrytown, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the crash happened around 8:25 a.m. when a 32-year-old Lakeland man driving a Nissan Rogue northbound crossed into the southbound lane while trying to pass another car. His vehicle collided nearly head-on with the Palm Harbor man’s Volkswagen sedan.

The Palm Harbor man was pronounced dead at the scene, investigators said…

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