MIAMI, FL – A pedestrian was killed last week when they were hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in Pompano Beach last Thursday.
According to a report by CBS Miami, the unidentified victim was struck while walking in the area of West Atlantic Boulevard and Andrews Avenue at about 8:30 a.m.
The pedestrian was taken to Broward Health North, where he died early Friday.
BROOKSVILLE, Fl — State troopers said a pedestrian accident in Brooksville Sunday morning claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.
According to WTSP, the incident took place on Evening Star Avenue near Broad Street at about 8 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the boy and his parent were walking west across Evening Star Avenue when the child was hit by a southbound Lincoln Town Car towing a utility trailer. The victim was pronounced dead after being rushed to an area hospital.
Troopers said the vehicle came to a controlled stop following the incident. The driver was not injured.
MIAMI, FL – A man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in northwest Miami earlier this month.
According to WPLG, the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 5th near the intersection of Northwest 87th Avenue and Seventh Street.
Troopers with Florida Highway Patrol say the victim, an unidentified Hispanic man, was attempting to cross the street when he was hit by a Toyota. He died at the scene a short time later.
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – A woman in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a vehicle in Pinellas County Wednesday afternoon, police said.
According to WFLA, the accident happened in the 40300 block of U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs, where police responded to the scene at about 12:30 p.m.
Investigators determined that the victim was crossing U.S. 19 from east to west in her motorized wheelchair when she was hit by a northbound Jeep. Bystanders attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead after being taken to Advent Health of North Pinellas.
OCALA, FL – Ocala police said a teenage boy died after being hit by a Marion County Public School maintenance vehicle last week.
In a Facebook post, the Ocala Police Department said the incident took place Thursday morning on SW 20th Street at about 6:50 a.m. The investigation determined that the victim, a 13-year-old boy, was riding with his mother on a motorcycle heading east.
When the woman stopped the motorcycle, the boy got off to see a friend on the sidewalk and ran across the westbound lanes of traffic. At that point he was hit by the maintenance vehicle, which was towing a trailer and a lawn mower.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Pasco County Saturday night.
The Suncoast News reported the accident happened on U.S. 19 near the intersection with Viva Via Drive at about 10:11 p.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was walking east across U.S. 19 when he was struck by a southbound pickup truck. The victim, a 52-year-old St. Petersburg resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.
BROOKSVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Brooksville on Thursday night.
According to The Free Press, a woman was struck by a pickup truck near the intersection of East Jefferson Street and Asmara Street shortly before 8:30 p.m.
State troopers determined that the 72-year-old victim was walking east across the intersection of Asmara Street when she was hit by the pickup truck that was heading north.
CLERMONT, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver who had been involved in a crash on the Florida Turnpike was struck and killed while walking on the roadway Sept. 7.
According to the Leesburg-News, the man was driving an Acura in Lake County near Clermont when he lost control of the car, drove off the road and struck an embankment. The driver was walking away from the crash scene in the turnpike’s northbound lanes when he was hit by a Kia Soul at about 9:45 p.m.
The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian accident in Pasco County Saturday night claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman.
According to a report in the Tampa Bay Times, the woman was walking west across U.S. 19 near New York Avenue at about 10:50 p.m. when she was struck by a southbound sport utility vehicle.
The victim, a resident of Riverview, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, a 20-year-old man from Hudson, and his 21-year-old passenger were not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.
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.
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