PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A northbound Ford F350, driven by a 67-year-old man from Leesburg, struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 75 near milepost 294 on Tuesday.
The F350 driver, attempting to change lanes from the center to the outside lane, noticed a stopped Honda Pilot on the shoulder with the driver outside the vehicle.
As the truck driver tried to return to the center lane, they struck a 70-year-old woman from Ozark, Alabama, who was standing beside the Honda.
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The woman tragically suffered fatal injuries at the scene.
Investigators are currently trying to determine why the Honda Pilot, which was not reported disabled, was stopped on the shoulder and why the driver was outside the vehicle.
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