Man fatally struck while crossing US 301 in Alachua County, FHP says

(WJXT 2020)

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Saturday evening while crossing U.S. Highway 301 in Alachua County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to FHP, a sedan was traveling south on U.S. 301 around 10:40 p.m. when the car struck a 27-year-old Raiford man walking across the highway from east to west in the southbound lanes.

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The man was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, where he died, troopers said.

The Highway Patrol said the driver of the sedan, a 48-year-old North Carolina man, was uninjured.

According to FHP, the investigation is ongoing.