Authorities remove a truck from a retention pond off Bryan Dairy Road on July 19 after a man drove into it.

Authorities remove a truck from a retention pond off Bryan Dairy Road on July 19 after a man drove into it. [ Photo courtesy of FHP ]

Tarpon Springs man dies after driving truck into retention pond

By Tampa Bay Beacons

An 85-year-old Tarpon Springs man died July 19 after driving his truck into a pond off Bryan Dairy Road, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP said the man was traveling on Bryan Dairy Road west of Belcher Road and lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons around 1 p.m. July 19.

The vehicle rotated, departed the highway, and entered an adjacent retention pond, FHP said.

The man was recovered and transported to an area hospital where he was later died.

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