Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit By SUV On U.S. 41: FL Highway Patrol

A Tampa man died Sunday night after being hit by an SUV while crossing U.S. 41, FL Highway Patrol said.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — A Tampa man died Sunday night after being hit by an SUV while crossing U.S. 41, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

The SUV, driven by a 59-year-old Riverview man, was traveling south on the highway, just south of 12th Avenue S., just before 9 p.m.

The 66-year-old man was hit after stepping into the path of the SUV, FHP said.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

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