
Florida man dies after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator
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A Florida man has died after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator. The car "veered off the road" after hitting the gator and turned into a ditch, according to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The crash occurred after midnight on Thursday, according to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
John Hopkins, 59, was driving east on County Road 672 in LIthia, about two miles west of County Road 39, when he struck an 11-foot alligator in the roadway. Lithia is about 25 miles east of Tampa.

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