HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A woman was killed after she tried to help a dog on a Hillsborough County road late Thursday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol said around 10:25 p.m., the 25-year-old woman stopped and exited her Kia Optima when she spotted a dog on Dale Mabry Highway.
As the woman approached the dog, FHP said a 69-year-old man driving a Toyota RAV4 hit her and the dog.
Both the woman and the dog died at the scene of the crash.
"I'm not a drag on the system."
A woman said she hasn't been able to shower or get out of bed ever since a car accident left her paralyzed from the chest down, and Medicaid denied claims for the medical gear she needs
Paralyzed Florida woman says Medicaid denied essential medical gear
