31-year-old man fatally struck by vehicle while crossing street at U.S. 301 and 15th Street East in Samoset, Florida
Driver kills Bradenton pedestrian crossing US 301 in Manatee County
The unidentified Bradenton man was pronounced dead at the scene, FHP said. Traffic investigators are trying to determine whether the man was in the crosswalk at the time of the crash, Trooper Gregory Bueno said in an email Sunday.
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