58-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle at 10th Street North and Wabash Avenue in Lakeland, Florida
Deputies: Man dead after hit-and-run in Lakeland
The driver was reportedly traveling east on 10th Street when they struck a 58-year-old man visiting from Alabama. The man was hit from behind as he was standing or walking along the side of the road, the sheriff's office said.
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