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A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Clay County early Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
An FHP crash report states around 1:45 a.m., a 44-year-old Starke man later identified as Papus Cook was traveling west in a pickup truck on Carter Spencer Road negotiating a curve when the vehicle left the roadway.
The truck went through a fence before crashing into a tree, troopers said.
Papus Cook was taken to Orange Park Medical Center where he was pronounced dead due to his injuries.
The report states Papus Cook was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
