Richard Mercado, 29, killed in pedestrian crash on Hunt Brothers Road in Lake Wales, Florida
Pedestrian Struck & Killed In Lake Wales Saturday Night
The brothers were going home from the IHOP restaurant in Lake Wales. When they neared the intersection of Post Salter Road, the Grand Marquis struck 29-year- old Richard Mercado of Steve Lane, Lake Wales, who appears to have been walking in the middle of the southbound lane of travel.
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