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Eustis Man Killed In SR 19 Rollover Crash

    A Eustis man perished in a rollover crash that occurred on Friday, April 28, on SR 19 north of Umatilla.  The man, unidentified by the Florida Highway Patrol, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the 6:35 a.m. crash.
    The crash began in the area of Baker Road.  The vehicle the man was driving, a 1997 Chevrolet pickup, was northbound on SR 19 when for an unknown reason the vehicle left the road onto the east shoulder, after which the driver reportedly overcorrected, and traveled across the highway's driving lanes and onto the west shoulder.  The truck overturned, flipping multiple times before coming to rest on its side.
    Reports indicate the victim, age 41, was not wearing a seatbelt.
    The crash’s debris field spread for several hundred feet, and resulted in an investigation that lasted several hours and limited traffic on SR 19 through the area.  Around 10 a.m., FDOT employees erected detours at CR 450 NE in Umatilla, and at CR 42 in Altoona, redirecting traffic around the area as investigators worked the expansive crash area.  The road reopened later in the day, and the crash remains under investigation.