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Brooksville man killed in near head-on crash in Hernando County

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Published  October 25, 2025 1:03pm EDT
Brooksville
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A Brooksville man was killed in a nearly head-on crash on US 41 in Hernando County, according to troopers. 
    • The crash involved the Brooksville man's F-150 and a Dodge Ramp Pickup driven by a Weeki Wachee man. 
    • The Weeki Wachee man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A Brooksville man was killed in a nearly head-on crash on US 41 in Hernando County, according to troopers. 

What we know:

The Florida Highway Patrol said the 48-year-old Brooksville man, who was in an F-150, was heading northbound on US 41 when a Dodge Ram Pickup, driven by a 39-year-old Weeki Wachee man, was heading southbound on US 41. 

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The F-150 drove off the road onto the outside shoulder for an unknown reason near Deer Run Road, according to officials. That's when the driver over-corrected back across the highway and hit the Ram Pickup nearly head-on. 

Dig deeper:

FHP said the Weeki Wachee man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while the Brooksville man died at the scene of the crash. 

The Source: The information in this story was released by the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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