A Lakewood Ranch man died Thursday night after he veered off the road and crashed into a tree.

The crash happened at 10:13 p.m. on University Parkway near the intersection with Miramar Way in Bradenton.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Wallace P. Hough, 70, was driving east on University Parkway when he veered off the road into a raised median, causing his 2016 Chrysler van to crash into a tree.

Hough was pronounced dead at the scene.

Passenger Janet L. Hough, 70, of Lakewood Ranch, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.