BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WESH.COM. IN LAKE COUNTY, A PEDESTRIAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN LEESBURG JUST LAST NIGHT. TROOPERS SAY THE 47 YEAR OLD MAN WAS WALKING ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 44 NEAR RHETT ROAD WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A SEDAN. THEY SAY THE MAN W
FHP: Leesburg man struck, killed while crossing road
Updated: 11:17 PM EDT Oct 14, 2023
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a 47-year-old Leesburg man was killed crossing County Road 44 Friday night.A report from FHP says the man was crossing CR-44, not in a marked crosswalk, when a sedan driven by a 37-year-old Leesburg man struck him just before 9:30 p.m. near Rhett Road.Troopers say the driver and his passenger, a 38-year-old Leesburg woman, remained at the scene and were uninjured. The man attempting to cross the road was pronounced deceased on scene.This incident remains under investigation, according to FHP.Top headlines: Central Florida residents view rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse Video shows ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse Local judge under investigation for child abuse
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a 47-year-old Leesburg man was killed crossing County Road 44 Friday night.
A report from FHP says the man was crossing CR-44, not in a marked crosswalk, when a sedan driven by a 37-year-old Leesburg man struck him just before 9:30 p.m. near Rhett Road.
Troopers say the driver and his passenger, a 38-year-old Leesburg woman, remained at the scene and were uninjured. The man attempting to cross the road was pronounced deceased on scene.
This incident remains under investigation, according to FHP.
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