MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said an accident in Marion County last week claimed the life of a 44-year-old pedestrian.
The Ocala News reports the victim was hit by a pickup truck on U.S. 27 near NW 97th Place on Friday night just after 9 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the woman was walking near the intersection when she was struck by the pickup as it was headed eastbound. The victim, a Davie resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
LEESBURG, FL – Police said an elderly pedestrian was killed in an accident in Leesburg on Christmas night.
WKMG reports the victim was identified as 80-year-old Gladys Lopez. She was walking across the intersection of Dixie Avenue and Euclid Avenue when the incident took place at about 7:44 p.m.
According to investigators, Lopez was struck by a Kia sedan going east on Dixie Avenue in the right lane, then was hit again by another eastbound vehicle, a Hyundai sedan. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Pasco County early Wednesday morning.
WFLA reports the victim was walking in the travel lane of Bolton Avenue east of US-19 near Hudson when the accident happened shortly after midnight.
The pedestrian, a 51-year-old man, was in the path of a van nearing Omaha Street and was struck by the van. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
WEEKI WACHEE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver hit two pedestrians in Hernando County early Saturday morning, killing one of them.
A report by Fox 13 Tampa Bay stated that the incident took place on Marvelwood Road near Osprey Avenue in Weeki Wachee just before 1 a.m.
The FHP said a man and a woman walking in the roadway were hit by a northbound vehicle driven by a 19-year-old woman. The man, a 44-year-old man from Weeki Wachee, suffered fatal injuries.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that killed a teenager in Lake County Thursday morning, reports WOFL.
State troopers said it happened in the area of County Road 455 near Willow Pines Lane, where a 14-year-old boy was waiting for a school bus at about 6:30 a.m. When the teen reportedly walked in front of a car, he was hit by the vehicle. The boy was thrown into a southbound lane of County Road 455, where he was struck by a pickup truck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car that initially hit the teen left the scene but the car was located later. The FHP was reported to be speaking with the vehicle’s owner and is trying to find out who was driving at the time of the accident.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was killed in a pedestrian accident in Alachua County Friday morning.
According to WUFT, the incident took place on Southwest Archer Road near Southwest 63rd Boulevard at about 6:45 a.m. The FHP said the victim was walking across the eastbound lanes of the roadway against the light. A 51-year-old driver saw the woman, veered and slightly clipped her at a low speed.
The woman fell into traffic, where she was hit by a sedan driven by a 55-year-old woman who said she did not see the pedestrian. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Both drivers stopped and waited for authorities to arrive.
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MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Marion County on Thursday morning.
WKMG reports the man was standing in the eastbound lane of Juniper Road near Juniper Pass Drive in Ocala at about 7 a.m. when he was hit by an approaching vehicle. It was not immediately clear why he was in the roadway.
The victim, a 63-year-old Ocala resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car that hit him, a 17-year-old male from Ocala, was not injured.
MIAMI, FL – A pedestrian was sent to the hospital after an SUV slammed into a construction site in North Miami on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a report by Local 10, the incident occurred some time after noon near the intersection of Northwest First Avenue and 11th Terrace, which is just south of I-310.
An unidentified male pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with a possible leg injury.
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – A pedestrian accident in Lauderdale Lakes on Sunday night claimed the life of a man.
According to a report by CNW, the victim was struck by a 1999 Toyota Camry while crossing NW 31st Avenue near NW 26th Street shortly after 9 p.m.
The unidentified man was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died a short time later. The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and cooperated with police.
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