Kissimmee man killed after crashing into retention pond: FHP

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A Kissimmee man has died after crashing into a retention pond early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The man was traveling westbound on 19th Street west of Westmoreland Drive in a Chevrolet Colorado around 4:33 a.m. 

FHP said the driver failed to negotiate around the cul-de-sac and ran off the roadway in a westerly direction. 

The pickup truck then hit a curb and continued traveling west into a retention pond before becoming fully submerged. 

The driver was found outside the car in the retention pond and was pronounced deceased on the scene. 

The crash remains under investigation.