PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A man was killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 5:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of U.S. 19 just north of Curlew Road in Palm Harbor, FHP says.
Troopers say a 23-year-old man in a Nissan somehow hit the back of a dairy truck. The man, who's from Holiday, Florida, was taken to the hospital. He later died from his injuries, according to FHP.
The northbound lanes of U.S. 19 at Curlew Road remain shut down to traffic. Drivers are being detoured around the crash in the northbound lanes.
Drivers are advised to find alternate routes given the ongoing delays.