Deadly Brevard County crash as car veers off highway

One person died after a car crash in Brevard County on Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.In a release, troopers said the incident happened around 10:16 a.m. on Fay Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 in Cocoa.At the time, the car was heading east along Fay Boulevard approaching the intersection with U.S. Highway 1, but for an “unknown reason,” it ran off the road and onto the raised concrete curb, troopers added.From there, the vehicle collided with a traffic signal control box, the release shows.The driver — identified only as a 77-year-old Cocoa man — was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, the FHP reported. He was later pronounced dead.“This case is now being investigated as a delayed traffic homicide investigation,” the release reads. No additional information has been provided at this time.