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A 30-year-old Cocoa woman was killed when her SUV crashed overnight.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said Amber Hope was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe south on Satellite Boulevard when she lost control near Breckinridge Avenue. The intersection is in a residential area north of State Road 520 in Cocoa. The crash occurred about midnight.
The SUV crossed the oncoming northbound lanes, ran off the shoulder and into the ditch. The SUV flipped and ran into a tree while upside down, FHP said.
Hope died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Zackery Alan Conrad was traveling west on South Airport Road Thursday morning when he crossed the center dividing line and entered the south ditch.
Reports said the front left of Conrad's vehicle struck the embankment as it entered the ditch and came to rest on the south side of the road facing west.
He was pronounced deceased on scene according to the reports.