ORLANDO, Fla. – A 64-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed Monday morning while crossing a road in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fatal wreck happened at 6:30 a.m. at Silver Star and Hiawassee roads.
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The FHP said a 60-year-old man was driving a Ford SUV east on Silver Star Road in the outside travel lane as the pedestrian was walking across Silver Star from north to south.
The left turn lane, inside and center travel lanes were all stopped for a red light and the man started to walk across the travel lanes but failed to take notice the SUV in the outside travel lane, an FHP crash report stated. The pedestrian walked into the path of the SUV and the driver was unable to stop in time, striking the man, troopers said.
The man was taken to Orlando Health and later died, the FHP said.
The driver was uninjured, according to the crash report.
No other details have been released.