Car Submerges In Retention Pond, Killing Brandon Man

Brandon FL

20 January, 2021

6:56 PM

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BRANDON, FL — A 27-year-old Brandon man was killed when a car he drove became submerged in a retention pond near Brandon Parkway Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The victim traveled southbound at 9:38 a.m. on Brandon Parkway near Lumsden Road when thevehicle left the roadway and collided with a chain fence. The car went through the fence and went into the retention pond where it became fully submerged, investigators said. Authorities said the victim died at the crash location. *Due to Marsy's Law, the Florida Highway Patrol will not release the name of the victim.