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SPRING HILL, Fla. – A Spring Hill man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident involving an all-terrain vehicle that took place Sunday night in Pasco County.

Troopers say Ford K. Perkins, 32, was driving a Polaris all-terrain vehicle around 8:45 p.m. on a private road behind a Sunoco gas station at 16621 Shady Hills Road.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Perkins began driving in circles and lost control of the ATV.

That’s when troopers said a 35-year-old Spring Hill man, who was in the right front passenger seat, was thrown from the vehicle when it overturned. The ATV then ran over the man, according to FHP.

The man later died from his injuries.

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Troopers say Perkins fled the scene of the accident but was quickly found nearby.

Perkins was arrested for DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

A third person who was in the vehicle was not injured in the accident.

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