CRESTVIEW — A Laurel Hill man is dead following a Friday morning traffic accident on State Road 85.
Lorez Reeves, 89, was driving eastbound around 3:17 a.m. on Country Road 2, approaching S.R. 85.
He failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection and traveled eastbound across S.R. 85, onto a grassy shoulder.
The front left of his 2003 Buick LeSabre struck a caution sign, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release.
He continued east into a tree line and the front of his vehicle struck a standing tree. As a result, his vehicle caught on fire and came to final rest, facing east against the tree on S.R. 85’s east shoulder, according to FHP.
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Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article erroneously said "Laurel Hill woman." We regret the typo.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Laurel Hill man dies in S.R. 85 traffic accident