Roy Daubenspeck, 86, killed after being struck by pickup while crossing U.S. Highway 19 on foot in Citrus County, Florida
Modified Date:
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 2:41pmAccident Date:
Thursday, March 12, 2015Citrus County pedestrian killed in crash
A pedestrian was killed Thursday morning in a Citrus County crash.
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One person was killed in a crash that happened just after 7 a.m. on northbound U.S. Highway 19 at Grover Cleveland Boulevard on Thursday morning. Troopers said that while trying to cross U.S. 19, 86-year-old Roy Daubenspeck of Homosassa was killed when he was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Christopher Walter Benton, 54. Benton was not injured.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Roy Daubenspeck
Christopher Walter Benton
Roadway:
U.S. Highway 19City:
Homosassa, FLCounty:
Citrus County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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