SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A 72-year-old Maitland man was fatally struck by a pickup truck as he walked across U.S. 17-92 in Seminole County early Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 6:35 a.m. at the roadway’s intersection with Spartan Drive in the Maitland area, troopers said.
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According to an FHP crash report, the man was walking in a westerly direction in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by the front of a pickup truck being driven southbound in the outside lane by a 34-year-old Eustis man.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead upon his arrival to a hospital, the report states.
The Eustis man driving the truck was not injured and remained on scene, troopers said, adding that witnesses reported the truck had a green light when the crash occurred.
FHP is still investigating.
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