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Pedestrian killed in Wesley Chapel crash, trooper say

A 38-year-old Lutz woman was struck and killed Sunday on Wesley Chapel Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
 
A 38-year-old Lutz woman was trying to cross Wesley Chapel Boulevard Sunday night when she was fatally struck by a woman driving a Toyota RAV4, troopers said.
A 38-year-old Lutz woman was trying to cross Wesley Chapel Boulevard Sunday night when she was fatally struck by a woman driving a Toyota RAV4, troopers said. [ Times ]
Published Feb. 27|Updated Feb. 27

A 38-year-old Lutz woman was killed Sunday night when the driver of an SUV struck her as she tried to cross a Wesley Chapel road, troopers said.

The woman was walking along the east shoulder of Wesley Chapel Boulevard north of Hyde Park Boulevard around 7:20 p.m. and then tried to cross the highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The driver of a Toyota RAV4 heading north on Wesley Chapel Boulevard struck the woman, troopers said.

The woman died at the scene of the crash. The Toyota driver, a 61-year-old Land O’ Lakes woman, was not injured.

The Florida Highway Patrol typically does not release the names of people involved in crashes due to Marsy’s Law.