17-year-old boy dies after crashing car into utility pole, exiting vehicle and being electrocuted by downed power lines on SW Robin Road in Arcadia, Florida
Teen driver dies after contacting power lines following accident in Arcadia
The accident happened about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, the FHP report said. A 17-year-old male was driving a Ford Mustang on SW Robin Road east of U.S. 17 in Arcadia approaching a curve when he traveled off the road left and collided with a power pole.
Arcadia teen dies in crash after touching power lines
According to the report, the teen then allegedly got out of the car and made contact with fallen power lines.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, FHP said.
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