SPRING HILL, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said multiple intersections have reopened after a fatal crash damaged traffic control equipment early Monday morning.
Authorities said the fatal crash happened at Mariner Boulevard and Elgin Boulevard. The sheriff's office said it involved a single vehicle.
FHP said a 57-year-old man was driving along Mariner Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he lost control. His vehicle, a sedan, crossed the southbound lanes, entered the west shoulder and hit a traffic light pole, control box and pedestrian signal before it overturned, FHP said.
The driver died at the scene, troopers said.
According to the department's real-time traffic accident website, the crash happened just after 1:30 a.m.