VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 71-year-old Daytona Beach man was fatally struck by a semitruck early Saturday in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred shortly after midnight on West International Speedway Boulevard at Grande Champion Boulevard, troopers said.
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According to an FHP crash report, the man was walking in a southerly direction and entered the eastbound lanes of West International Speedway Boulevard. The man was not in a marked crosswalk and had entered the direct path of a semitruck, which struck him as a result, the report states.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. The semitruck driver, a 53-year-old Jacksonville man, was not injured in the crash and remained at the scene, according to the report.
FHP is still investigating.
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