Crime & Safety
Woman Killed By Truck While Crossing U.S. 41 In Bradenton: FHP
A 55-year-old woman was hit and killed by a pick-up truck while crossing U.S. 41 Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
BRADENTON, FL — A 55-year-old Bradenton woman was killed while crossing U.S. 41 in Bradenton Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
A pick-up truck was traveling northbound on U.S. 41 in the right land around 6:30 a.m. as the woman was crossing the highway just south of Orlando Avenue. The woman didn’t notice the truck and was hit by the approaching vehicle, FHP said.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Manatee County EMS. The truck’s driver, a 30-year-old Bradenton man, was uninjured.
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The crash remains under investigation by FHP’s traffic homicide team.
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