Tyler Pittard, 13, and Donald Keefer, 47, killed, one injured in hit-and-run pedestrian collision on U.S. Highway 19 in Palmetto, Florida

Modified Date: 
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 12:23pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Teen, Man Killed in Palmetto Hit-and-Run

At around 2:36 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol stated in a news release that a Chevy Silverado, (year of model and color unknown) drove up onto the shoulder of U.S. Highway 19, near 49th Street East in Palmetto, and hit three people.

Palmetto family grieving after 13-year-old killed in a hit and run

Pittard’s family is grieving. Pittard’s mother, Mindy O’Neill, died in January on that same stretch of road. The family says she was hit and killed on US 19 while riding her bike.

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Tyler Pittard
Donald Keefer
Zachary Nelson
Misty Zipperer
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 19

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