DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL : Freeport man dies in wreck at the intersection of Williams Road and Turkey Creek Pit Road on Monday, 27th January, 2020
Defuniak Springs, Florida
A Freeport man was killed Monday night when his truck left the road and overturned after striking a fence and a tree.James Bishop, who was 49, was killed about 9 p.m.
The accident happened at the intersection of Williams Road and Turkey Creek Pit Road in Walton County.
Bishop was traveling south when he tried to make a right turn and lost control of his 2019 Dodge Ram, according to the press release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
His truck began rotating, hitting a wire fence and then a tree, where it overturned onto its roof, the release said.
It did not say whether Bishop was wearing a seatbelt.
Alcohol was not a factor, the release said.
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