Auburndale man dies in fiery crash

An Auburndale man was killed Friday evening after a failed attempt at passing in a no-passing zone ended in a fiery crash, troopers said.

The Florida Highway Patrol said at 8:57 p.m., a 27-year-old motorcyclist was driving north on SR-39 in Pasco County at a high speed when he tried to illegally pass multiple cars.

However, this led to the man crashing head-on into a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 17-year-old from Plant City.

According to troopers, the motorcyclist ended up ejected from his vehicle and into an embankment where he died. His motorcycle flipped and crashed into a guardrail before catching fire.

The driver of the Cherokee and his passengers, also teenagers, suffered minor injuries.

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