St. Pete Woman Killed Walking Across U.S. 19 In Pasco

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 38-year-old St. Petersburg woman has died after being struck by a car on U.S. 19 early Wednesday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 1 a.m., a 23-year-old woman from Oldsmar was driving an SUV north on U.S. 19 south of Flora Avenue when a pedestrian began walking across U.S. 19 outside the crosswalk into the path of the SUV.

The pedestrian died at the scene.