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Fatal crash knocks out power, closes road in Brooksville

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A person died after crashing their car into an electrical pole in Brooksville on Sunday.

Few details have been released about the crash, but according to a post on the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, dozens of people were without power and a road was closed near the crash site.

The Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative outage map showed over 50 people without power in the area of the crash. The sheriff’s office said the electric company was at the site of the crash and restored power.

Preston Road was closed between Mondon Hill and Richbarn Roads, according to the sheriff’s office.