Man critically hurt in SUV crash, FHP says

He drove off the road and hit a tree, according to a report.

MANATEE COUNTY -- A driver was critically injured early Tuesday when his SUV crashed, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

According to the FHP, Joshua Coombs, 28, of Sarasota was driving a Toyota Sequoia west on Whitfield Avenue approaching Country Lakes Drive at about 2:20 a.m. The vehicle drove off the road onto the right shoulder, hit a tree and rolled over before coming to rest on its roof.

Coombs, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with critical injuries. The FHP says the crash was alcohol-related and is investigating.

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He drove off the road and hit a tree, according to a report.

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MANATEE COUNTY -- A driver was critically injured early Tuesday when his SUV crashed, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

According to the FHP, Joshua Coombs, 28, of Sarasota was driving a Toyota Sequoia west on Whitfield Avenue approaching Country Lakes Drive at about 2:20 a.m. The vehicle drove off the road onto the right shoulder, hit a tree and rolled over before coming to rest on its roof.

Coombs, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with critical injuries. The FHP says the crash was alcohol-related and is investigating.

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