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A 29-year-old Wimauma man died Saturday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Manatee County.

Jose N. Herrera was pronounced dead at the scene just after 7 a.m. The incident occurred on County Road 39 just north of State Road 62 near Parrish.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol report Herrera was traveling south in his 1999 Audi when he attempted to pass another vehicle. He veered directly into the path of a northbound Ford Expedition driven by 22-year-old Darrell Catrett of Lithia.