ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 48-year-old Orlando man riding an electric mobility scooter Friday night across Goldenrod Road in Orange County was struck by a car and later died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 10:10 p.m. on South Goldenrod Road (State Road 551) at Snyder Drive, troopers said.
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According to an FHP crash report, the man was riding the scooter in an easterly direction — outside of a marked crosswalk — when he was struck in a southbound lane by the front of an SUV he had entered the direct path of.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, troopers said. The driver of the SUV, identified as a 65-year-old Orlando man, was not injured in the crash and remained on scene, the report states.
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FHP is still investigating.
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