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Man standing on road hit and killed on Park Street in Pinellas, troopers say

The crash occurred about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection with 46th Avenue N.
 
A pedestrian was killed after he was struck while standing on Park Street North in Pinellas County early Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
A pedestrian was killed after he was struck while standing on Park Street North in Pinellas County early Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Published June 16, 2021|Updated June 16, 2021

A pedestrian was killed after he was struck while standing on Park Street North in Pinellas County early Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

The incident occurred about 5:40 a.m. on Park Street near the intersection of 46th Avenue N.

Troopers said a 71-year-old Largo woman was driving north on Park when she struck the pedestrian. The driver was “unable to observe the pedestrian along the unlighted roadway with time to avoid a collision,” troopers wrote in a news release.

Troopers were working to determine the identity of the pedestrian, who was identified only as a male.

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