LADY LAKE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a hit-and-run driver struck two pedestrians in Lake County on Sunday night, killing one of them.
According to the Villages-News, the two were walking northbound on the shoulder of Rolling Acres Road near West Lakeview Street in Lady Lake when the incident took place at about 9:47 p.m.
The FHP said the driver of a Jeep Cherokee went off the roadway and hit the pedestrians, and then fled the scene.
HOLIDAY, FL – A man died following a pedestrian accident in Pasco County Friday morning, state troopers said.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the victim was a 71-year-old man who was walking across the intersection of U.S. 19 and Mile Stretch Drive in Holiday at about 4:15 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the pedestrian was walking against a traffic light when he was struck by a southbound Ford F-150 pickup truck that had the green light at the time.
The victim, a Holiday resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.
HOLIDAY, FL – A child was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle Friday evening, Pasco Fire Rescue said in a tweet.
The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Weston Oaks Drive in Holiday and was reported shortly after 7:30 p.m.
The victim, reported to be under age 10, was flown as a trauma alert to a local trauma center with critical injuries. No details were released on the circumstances that led to the accident.
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Sumter County on Monday morning.
The Villages-News reports the incident took place on U.S. Highway 27/441 in Lady Lake at about 5 a.m.
Authorities said a 52-year-old man wandered away from UF Health-The Villages Hospital, where he had reportedly been a patient. The man walked into the northbound lanes of the highway and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old Mississippi woman. It was not known why he was walking in that area.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – An accident claimed the life of a man in a wheelchair as he was crossing a roadway in Pasco County, authorities said.
According to The Free Press, the incident took place Tuesday night on US 19 at about 9:24 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 42-year-old man was going east across the highway near Flora Avenue in a nonmotorized wheelchair when he entered the path of two southbound vehicles.
The man was hit by a Dodge Durango, then was struck again by a Tesla Model 3 that was not in its autopilot mode.
CLERMONT, FL – Authorities said a woman walking on U.S. Highway 192 in Lake County was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning.
According to the Leesburg-News, the incident took place near Town Center Boulevard in Clermont. A report from the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that a woman was walking south across the westbound lanes of U.S. 192 shortly before 4:30 a.m. when she entered the path of a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro.
The pedestrian, a 37-year-old Davenport woman, was hit by the vehicle and died at the scene. The driver of the Camaro, a 21-year-old woman, stayed at the scene following the crash.
MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle in Marion County early Sunday morning, according to a report by WKMG.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was attempting to cross in the area of State Road 200 and SW 60th Street in Ocala at about 12:10 a.m. when he was struck by a pickup truck going west on SR-200. The pedestrian, a 60-year-old Ocala man, died at the scene. His name was not released.
The FHP said the man was walking within the westbound lanes of SR-200 at the time he was hit.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Monday morning in Pasco County.
WFLA reports the man was lying in the roadway in the area of Lakeview Drive and Timber Wolf Court in New Port Richey when the collision occurred at about 2:25 a.m.
State troopers said he was hit by a pickup truck that was headed east on Lakeview Drive. The victim, a 22-year-old Spring Hill resident, died at the scene. The pickup truck kept going after hitting the pedestrian and went onto the shoulder of the roadway before hitting a mailbox.
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A pedestrian was hospitalized last week after being struck by an SUV on State Road 200 in Hernando, state troopers said.
According to the Citrus Chronicle, the incident took place Wednesday afternoon in the area of Wagonwheel Trail and Lance Terrace.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 37-year-old Hernando man was driving south in a Cadillac Escalade UT when he noticed a truck in front of him stopped and preparing to turn. The Cadillac driver veered into the center shared turn lane, and the vehicle’s side view mirror hit a woman crossing the street. The driver continued south, went onto a shoulder, overturned and struck a stop sign and sidewalk railing.
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a Cape Coral man died in a pedestrian accident east of Ocala early Thursday morning, the Ocala Star-Banner reported.
The incident took place on State Road 40 East near Baseline Road at about 2 a.m. According to state troopers, the 32-year-old victim was struck by an older model Kia Altima as he stood in the left eastbound lane of State Road 40.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead after being taken to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. His name was not released.
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