A man died and his passenger was injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in Jackson County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Juquan Jerome Goodson, 23, of Grand Ridge was pronounced dead at the scene at around 5 a.m., according to a report. Passenger Dequantaye Jerod Burns, 23, of Sneads was seriously injured and taken to the Jackson County Hospital, FHP reported.
Goodson was driving a 2006 Mitsubishi at a high rate of speed on southbound State 69, when he entered into a right-hand curve and lost control, according to FHP. The vehicle traveled into the west ditch, rotated clockwise and impacted a concrete power pole, FHP said.
Goodson and Burns were not wearing seatbelts, according to the report. Alcohol results also are pending, according to FHP.