PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A pedestrian trying to cross U.S. Highway 19 on Friday was hit and killed by a truck, officials said.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a GMC C5500 single-unit truck driven by a 33-year-old Clearwater man was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas County at about 9:05 p.m. when he hit a 68-year-old St. Petersburg man trying to cross the highway.
The victim, who walked into the path of the truck, was pronounced dead at the scene, the report stated.
