Man, 38, dies after losing control of side-by-side vehicle, overturning on State Road 20 in Putnam County: FHP

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A man died in a crash Wednesday morning in Putnam County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP said the crash happened around 5:25 a.m. on State Road 20, near Lake Shore Drive.

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According to FHP, a 38-year-old man was driving an Arctic Cat side-by-side vehicle on the eastbound sidewalk of SR-20 when he suddenly lost control of the vehicle and entered the road.

Troopers said the side-by-side then overturned and rotated clockwise.

According to the crash report, the 38-year-old man, from Hawthorne, died at the scene.

His passenger, a 36-year-old man, also from Hawthorne, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.


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