89-year-old pedestrian killed by truck at stop sign in Manatee County, FHP says
A Sarasota man hit and killed another man with his pickup truck Monday evening in Manatee County, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday in a news release.
The crash happened on Whitfield Avenue and Tuttle Avenue at 7:08 p.m.
A 24-year-old man from Sarasota was stopped at a stop sign, facing west on Whitfield Avenue, east of Tuttle Avenue, while an 89-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on Tuttle Avenue and tried to cross Whitfield, FHP said.
The 24-year-old driver then drove into the intersection and hit the 89-year-old with the front right of his pickup truck.
The 89-year-old man, also from Sarasota, died from his injuries.
Florida Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.
Robyn Murrell
Bradenton Herald