70-year-old pedestrian killed in crash involving semitruck

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 70-year-old Fort White man was killed Tuesday morning when he was hit by a semitruck in High Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The man was struck around 10:30 a.m. on U.S. 441 near Northwest 202nd Street. Troopers said Joseph Mitchell was struck when he entered the northbound lanes of the highway.

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It's unclear why Mitchell was in the road, troopers said. The driver of the semitruck was not injured.