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One Dead After Car Drives Off Fishing Pier Near Skyway Bridge

One person has died after a car crashed off a fishing pier near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Authorities have identified the driver, who was killed, as 52-year-old Richard K. McCrocklin, of Eustis.
 
The crash was reported after 2 p.m. on Dec. 23.
 
The driver crashed his car through the concrete barrier at one end of the pier, authorities said. 
 
Rescue crews recovered the car, a red Mercedez, about two hours after the crash was reported. 
 
The investigation is ongoing.
 

Lottie Watts was our Florida Matters producer from 2012 to 2016. She also covers health and health policy for WUSF's Health News Florida .
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