MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 77-year-old Ocala woman crossing an unlit street in Marion County was struck and killed by an SUV Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 9:40 p.m. on SW 80th Avenue, just south of SW 63rd Street Road, troopers said, describing the area as dark and not lighted.
According to an FHP crash report, the woman was walking westbound across SW 80th Avenue when the front right of an SUV — driven southbound by a 74-year-old Ocala man with a 76-year-old Ocala woman as a passenger — struck her.
The driver of the SUV had failed to observe the pedestrian, what troopers said caused the crash. Neither of the SUV’s occupants were injured during the crash, the report states, adding both of them were wearing seat belts.
Note: This map depicts the general area of this crash and not necessarily its exact location.
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