OCALA, FL – Ocala police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
Officers were called to the site of the crash in the 1900 block of West Silver Springs Boulevard just after 7 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway from north to south when he was struck by an eastbound older model Ford Expedition.
The victim, a 62-year-old Ocala man, died at the scene. The driver, who was headed to work, did not see the victim in time before the collision, according to investigators. Police said the driver was an adult from Havana, Florida.
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