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Parrish man dies after medical issue, crash along Whitfield Avenue, troopers say

A 54-year-old man from Parrish experienced a medical episode while driving and crashed into a guardrail on Whitfield Avenue, west of Lockwood Ridge Road, on April 29, 2023.
A 54-year-old man from Parrish experienced a medical episode while driving and crashed into a guardrail on Whitfield Avenue, west of Lockwood Ridge Road, on April 29, 2023. File photo

A Parrish man died after he had a medical issue Saturday morning while driving and crashed into a guardrail, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a press release.

According to the release, the 54-year-old man from Parrish was in his pickup truck driving west on Whitfield Avenue, west of Lockwood Ridge Road, when he experienced a possible medical emergency. The pickup truck drove off the road and hit a guardrail.

The man was taken to the hospital and later died, the release said.

The crash, which happened around 5:20 a.m., remains under investigation.

This story was originally published April 29, 2023 at 12:06 PM.

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