COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. - A 20-year-old man is dead after striking a utility pole in Columbia Columbia County on Saturday, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Officials said at 11:23 a.m., an SUV was traveling west on the entrance ramp to Interstate 10 near mile marker 303.

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Investigators said that as the SUV was traveling on the entrance ramp, it began to rotate and left the roadway on the north unpaved shoulder of I-10.

FHP said the SUV went through the unpaved shoulder before striking a utility pole.

Officials said the driver was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.