A 70-year-old Brooksville man was killed early Wednesday morning after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and hit a water main, Florida Highway Patrol troopers report.
Nelson De Leon Soto was driving a 1997 GMC Jimmy west on NoDoc Road approaching Barclay Avenue when he ran through a stop sign, went into the grass shoulder and hit the water main, troopers said.
He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, troopers said.
His passenger, Walter Weeks, 28, of Brooksville, was not injured, troopers said.