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Fla. Man Dies In Single-Car Crash In Md.

WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a Florida man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Westminster.

It happened shortly after midnight on Friday on Route 140.

Troopers say a truck driven by Edward Myers Jr., 53, of Fort Myers, Fla., was traveling east in the westbound lanes.

Police say the truck crossed back into the eastbound lanes, hit a guardrail and a utility pole before stopping off Route 140.

Myers was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is under investigation.

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