Released on 01-25-21 at 12:15 p.m.
Around 11pm on January 23, 2021 a 2014 red Hyundai Sonata, driven by Dana G. Holtorf (DOB 02/26/1989) was going eastbound on 118th Ave. N. at a high rate of speed. Investigators believe he was going around 80 miles per hour when he crashed into a chain link fence in the 2200 block of 118th Ave, where the road dead ends. After crashing through the fence Holtorf struck a palm tree and a wooden utility pole.
He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Holtorf was transported to Bayfront Health, where he was pronounced dead. At this time, it is unknown whether or not he was impaired.
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