Driver dies after his SUV goes airborne, strikes two poles on U.S. 1 in Titusville
A man died at a hospital Wednesday after his sport-utility vehicle went airborne, struck a concrete streetlight pole, and struck a wooden power pole on U.S. 1 in Titusville.
Corey Matthew Henry, 32, died shortly after the single-vehicle crash, which occurred about 7 a.m. on U.S. 1 about ½ mile south of State Road 50, south of Kennedy Point Park.
"It's an ongoing investigation," Titusville police spokesperson Amy Matthews said Friday morning.
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In a press release, Titusville police said Henry was driving a silver 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe northbound when he lost control, drove onto the grassy median off the east side of the roadway, and went airborne.
Henry was transported to a local hospital, where he died about 8:30 a.m. He was the sole occupant of the SUV, police said.
Rick Neale is the South Brevard Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @RickNeale1
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