Ocala passenger fatally ejected during rollover accident

An Ocala man riding as a passenger in a pickup truck has died from injuries he sustained after he was ejected from the vehicle during a rollover accident in Marion County.

The fatal accident took place along SE 137th Avenue Road at around 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old man was driving a pickup truck north on SE 137th Avenue, just north of SE 47th Street road.

The driver, who lives in Ocklawaha, failed to negotiate a curve towards the right. As a result, the pickup truck exited the roadway and entered the west grass shoulder…

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