50-year-old Navarre man dies after his car careens off the road near Destin hotel

DESTIN — A 50-year-old Navarre man died early Friday when his car careened off a road and down an embankment and crashed into several parked cars, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said.

The crash happened about 5:20 a.m. near the Hampton Inn & Suites at U.S. 98 and Scenic Highway 98 in Destin.

According to the OCSO, the man was driving a black Dodge Charger. During the crash, he was ejected from the vehicle, which subsequently caught fire. Deputies attempted CPR and tried to douse the blaze with extinguishers…

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