WENGNews writes, "A NOKOMIS MAN WAS KILLED SOMETIME ON FRIDAY AFTER HE WAS FOUND BY THE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY HE CRASHED HIS CAR ON. TROOPERS SAY 60 YEAR OLD DENNIS MINTZ WAS NORTHBOUND ON RYE ROAD WHEN HE APPARENTLY RAN THE STOP SIGN AT COUNTY ROAD 675. MINTZ CONTINUED ONTO HOWLING WOLF RUN AND FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE RIGHT HAND CURVE IN THE ROADWAY, RUNNING OFF THE ROADWAY AND THRU THE BARB WIRE FENCE, HITTING SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES. MINTZ’S PORCHE THEN WENT THRU A DITCH, OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN PALMETTO BUSHES. TROOPERS SAY THE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY FOUND MINTZ AND THE CAR AS HE CAME OUT TO REPAIR THE FENCE. THE EXACT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN, AND TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR HELP IN THEIR INVESTIGATION. IF ANYONE HEARD OR SAW A CRASH IN THE AREA OF COUNTY ROAD 675 AND RYE ROAD, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL AT 941-751-7647 EXT 131. THEY SAY ALCOHOL MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE WRECK. "
