20-year-old driver died, 63-year-old driver injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of US-19 and Klosterman Road in Palm Harbor, Florida
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The Florida Highway Patrol said a BMW 335XI was speeding south on US-19 around 11:40 p.m. when it failed to stop at the red light. When it entered the intersection of US-19 and Klosterman Road, it collided with a Kia Optima heading west. Both vehicles rotated, and the BMW hit a utility pole before they came to a final rest along the road. The BMW's driver, a 20-year-old man, was ejected from the car during the crash.
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