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Pedestrian killed after being struck by car in Pinellas Park

 
Published Oct. 21, 2016

A pedestrian was killed Thursday night after Pinellas Park police say he was hit by a vehicle in the 4500 block of Park Boulevard.

The unidentified pedestrian was walking southbound across Park Boulevard around 8 p.m. police said, and was pushing a wheelchair with a bag on the seat.

He walked into the path of an eastbound 2003 Volvo driven by Debora Beason, 58, of St. Petersburg, police said.

The man was transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, where he later died from his injuries, police said.

Beason was not injured, police said, and there were no signs of impairment.